Scott makes some important points in favor of (not just Android) but
specifically Google branded Android products. Although I sometimes
dislike my Google Nexus 7 for its small screen I don't even have to
think about OS updates... they just happen. My Huawei Android phone, on
the other hand, has been orphaned by Huawei. The Android OS is several
levels back, contains known security vulnerabilities, will never be
updated. But I tend to use it almost exclusively as a simple phone so I
don't worry about it.
Also, if you use Chrome as your browser on a Windows system, Chrome will
keep your contacts, etc in sync between your various Chrome devices.
Good if you like that degree of personal data integration but I don't
always like what Google seems to know about me. But I can at least
control some of it by rarely using Chrome on Windows.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/1/2014 5:48 PM, Scott Gomez wrote:
> Personally, having used both iPad and Android tablets fairly extensively,
> and had to support them both, I wouldn't buy an iPad on a bet. You are
> utterly and totally locked into the Apple ecosystem with the iPad, and that
> lock-in has been getting tighter with each new iteration of the device.
> There are too many ways to easily make a tablet more useful that Apple
> simply won't allow--such as all the restrictions they place on bluetooth,
> just to cite a prominent example.
>
> While I will agree with Chris Crawford that the Kindle and the Nook are
> both designed to lock you in to their ecosystems as well, at least with
> each you have much better value for the money than with the iPad.
>
> Take a look at the variety of 10 inch Android-based tablets out there; the
> microSD slot in many of them (like with the Samsung) is a definite plus, as
> is the ability to install both Kindle and Nook apps for access to more
> books (for example).
>
> All that said, having had both "vendor-custom-version" Android tablets and
> phones and now an "unmodified android" phone (Nexus 4), I'd personally hold
> out for the next iteration of Google's Nexus 10 (or whatever it ends up
> being called)--or even the current version if Google should
> restock--especially if it is offered as unmodified Android. So far, the
> Nexus has been the most trouble-free mobile device I have ever owned, and I
> attribute the majority of that to its stock version of Android and the fact
> that Google updates the device promptly when a new version of Android is
> released. The same cannot be said for many of the devices from other
> vendors, who either orphan the device (no further updates) or where updates
> often take many months to appear.
>
> Other considerations include things like whether the device uses a standard
> micro USB charger (many don't, unfortunately including the current Nexus
> 10, for example, and all Apple iPads) and whether the device has NFC
> (handy, especially if you have a phone with that capability), whether the
> tablet will auto-backup (Android tablets back up at least the OS and most
> customizations to your Google account), whether you can remote wipe and
> remote locate the device at no extra charge (Android, again, can do this
> via your Google account), and the level of integration between the device
> and your account (Android is far ahead of Apple in this regard).
>
> And, last but not least: Depending on your particular use case, a
> Chromebook may be a far better investment. Most are significantly less
> expensive that a tablet, come with a keyboard, and are not much larger or
> heavier than a tablet. Some even are touch-capable now.
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> I'm thinking of getting a tablet primarily for image access and
>> connection
>>> to internet. Might also be nice to play a movie occasionally. I have an
>>> Amazon Prime account which provides some movies. If the choice is a
>> Kindle
>>> Fire HDX or Apple iPad, what compelling reason should I be aware of when
>>> making this purchase? Bill "Leaning to Kindle" Barber
>>
>> Get either the iPad or the biggest/baddest Samsung. Avoid the others.
>> But you could do what my wife just did and get a Lenovo Yoga. It's a
>> laptop with flip around screen which converts it into a tablet of
>> sorts. Works great as a laptop and almost great as a tablet.
>>
>> Personally, I find that my Galaxy Note 3 eliminates the need for a
>> tablet most of the time.
>>
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