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03-02-2011, 02:48 PM | #978 | |
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The BIG advantage the Android tablets will have is with games. I really can't imagine wanting to play games on a tablet... but the hardware and OS are far more suited to game play. |
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03-02-2011, 03:03 PM | #979 | |
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03-02-2011, 03:07 PM | #980 |
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Not sure, I know you can do Blockbuster but NetFlix keeps dicking around and blaming DRM issues... I wouldn't expect to see it until end of year.
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03-02-2011, 03:44 PM | #981 |
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Wow I can't believe apple still doesn't have a tablet capable of native HD playback. Massive omission for the iPad to only be capable of sd+ resolutions and not HD.
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03-02-2011, 04:05 PM | #982 | |
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People freak out when they leave a meeting and get back to their office and find they've already got Bob Dole's meeting summary waiting in their inbox. It's nice to record the conference call with a vendor so you have a record of what they promised. No fumbling through your stack of crap for the conference agenda. Check email and screw around on Chiefsplanet when the conference session isn't living up to expectations. Take a photo of the whiteboard with the iPhone in Evernote and you have searchable note that's large enough to read on the iPad to go back over and compare to the project's new SOW. On and on... |
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03-02-2011, 04:11 PM | #983 |
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This, combined with no bump in resolution, would blow.
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03-02-2011, 04:12 PM | #984 |
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Don't forget no 4G networking either....
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Honeycomb, and Android in general, needs to improve on multimedia. I guess there is some speculation that Google wants to "cloud" the service, and so is having a hard time getting agreement from the copyright holders. They might hit some resistance from their manufacturers too. Will Samsung be willing to ditch the "Media Hub" for a Google branded service. But really, people bitch about iTunes, but what's the alternative being delivered for mass use? If I'm sitting with my Xoom, and want to watch an episode of some TV show, what do I do? To me, that's essential functionality. On the iPad, you pull up the iTunes Market, use the Netflix app, use the Hulu app, etc... What do you do with Android? And again, how has Google not addressed this yet? Parity will come eventually, but again, only if Honeycomb can gain a market share large enough to bring developers in. With cell phones, that wasn't a huge issue as you had Verizon, Tmobile, and Sprint all looking for alternatives to the iPhone. Android was always going to gain a market share there by default. The same doesn't work with tablets. And for god's sake, please hire some developers to create some awesome apps to show off your new operating system, or partner with other companies and give early access to the SDK. And no, Google Body doesn't count. |
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03-02-2011, 04:57 PM | #987 |
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Yes if they make them small enough, eventually there will be no more cell phones just bandwidth links and devices(which is how it should be!). Still there's no excuse to not release it 4G capable at this point, not with all the 4G networks rolled out.
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I agree that the iPad is better for the iTunes crowd... no point in talking about Google's plan to compete with iTunes until they actually DO something about it. I've never had a use for iTunes so it's not for me. |
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03-02-2011, 05:29 PM | #989 | |
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If you want Android, and Honeycomb specifically, to compete with Apple, then the entire Android community needs to move beyond this idea that hacking or tricking the phone is an acceptable alternative to real functionality. There are also situations where a non-internet solution is needed. Maybe download a movie or two to watch on a flight? As for Blockbuster, I didn't even know they still existed. |
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I am not talking about tricking or hacking the device... I am talking about the fact that 90% of the video I watch comes from Flash sites like MegaVideo... but I don't see that as a viable solution for the "average" user and will admit they need sites like Hulu to offer proper Android support. The easiest overall solution is to get a cloud media service up and running. .. but I'm not holding out hope for that anytime soon. |
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