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168 points okeumeni | 11 comments | 16 Oct 10 16:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.228s | source | bottom
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jwr ◴[16 Oct 10 19:01 UTC] No.1798586[source]▶
I find it interesting that most people who like Android like it in the future tense.

Android is always great, but in that next version, that is just around the corner. That upcoming tablet, that upcoming phone, that upcoming software.

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1. borism ◴[16 Oct 10 19:27 UTC] No.1798658[source]▶
I don't know what people you talk to, but the current article clearly talks in present tense.
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2. GHFigs ◴[16 Oct 10 19:47 UTC] No.1798709[source]▶
e.g. I asked him if he'd pay $199 for an Android tablet. He said "where can I get one"?

The punchline is "Nowhere."

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3. arst ◴[16 Oct 10 22:18 UTC] No.1799016[source]▶
Sub-$200 Android tablets:

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_020W023705190001P?v...

http://www.amazon.com/Archos-Home-Tablet-Android-Black/dp/B0...

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4. biafra ◴[16 Oct 10 22:37 UTC] No.1799046[source]▶
You can get it from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Archos-Home-Tablet-Android-Black/dp/B0...
5. guyjin ◴[16 Oct 10 23:12 UTC] No.1799105[source]▶
isn't the nook an android tablet? (albeit a very specialized one.)
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6. borism ◴[16 Oct 10 23:57 UTC] No.1799199{3}[source]▶
yes it is :)

(I have one)

7. irons ◴[17 Oct 10 00:27 UTC] No.1799245{3}[source]▶
Neither of those even works out of the box with the Android Market. Even with wishing and hoping and squinting, it's not credible to put them in the same product category as the iPad. A some-assembly-required golf cart can't substitute for a two-seater sedan.
8. irons ◴[17 Oct 10 00:30 UTC] No.1799248{3}[source]▶
And the new Apple TV is an iOS device. Who cares? The OS in both cases is an implementation detail. Neither the ATV or the Nook remotely exemplify the features people associate with "iOS device" or "Android tablet".
9. netcan ◴[17 Oct 10 01:04 UTC] No.1799303{3}[source]▶
I guess the point is the reviews. Not great.

http://www.amazon.com/Archos-Home-Tablet-Android-Black/produ...

Roughly the same number of reviews for each star. 5 has the fewest. Reading the positive reviews is possibly more informative than the negative ones:

I'm now satisfied with my Archo's 7 Home tablet. After many hours reading helps and hints on the Archo's 7 Home Tablet Forum and installing some of the programs they advise downloading to beef up the weak and clumsy operating system, I got my android tablet just where I want it.. ..new firmare that makes the touch keypad a little easier to work with, but you still need a stylus to get best result..

Not sure what this means about the future and it's certainly not an apples to apples comparison, but it doesn't sound like a cheap android tablet exists that an average VC'c dad would be happy with.

10. jawee ◴[17 Oct 10 01:10 UTC] No.1799316{3}[source]▶
It isn't worth calling it Android.. I think when people think Android they think of the default interface, the ability to install applications from the App Market, and so on. I have a nook and it's basically stripped down to just a few customized apps (besides the reader function a couple games, a basic media player, and a web browser).

However, I do think it's important in that it shows the versatility of Android as a platform..

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11. borism ◴[17 Oct 10 14:11 UTC] No.1800349{4}[source]▶
You should check out nookDevs