Anrdoid 3.0 Tablet, Should Apple Be Concerned?
The Motorola Xoom
With the release of the Android 3.0 Tablet, there is a great deal of interest in just how this technology will compare to the ultra popular Ipad. The iPad 2 is a hard act to beat but if it can be beaten it just might be by an Android 3.0 unit like the Motorola Xoom. With the Android 3.0 Tablet, Does the iPad have competition? It might just be the Clash of the Titans, Google and Apple.
Familiarity Is A Factor
There has been a bit of controversy about Android 3.0 Tablet vs the iPad 2 and opinions seem to be influenced by the type of phone the reviewer is familiar with. Those with iPhones tend to lean towards the iPad and those with Android phones lean towards the Android 3.0 units like Xoom.
Some feel the iPad is faster and lighter and the Xoom has sharper images but the final decision seems to be based on familiarity. This is a bit like the battle between the IBM clones and the Macs of old. The Mac was a more user friendly unit but all the software was being developed for the clones because they were open source, and as a result Macs have had a cult following for decades but PC’s were everywhere.
Apple Has Been Through This Before
Can Apple win this time against the Google Giant’s open source platform? Currently the iPad has far more software available, but the Android 3.0 tablet is a developing system and Android 3.1 with USB capability is already giving Android an edge. Being open source there are an abundant number of developers looking to get their piece of the pie by creating what they hope will be the next big “app” that everyone wants and, which will run on an Android.
Here is a pretty extensive review of the Motorola Xoom
iPad 2.
What is the history of Android and why did Google “give it away”? IBM probably made a big mistake but Google doesn’t make mistakes and they stand to gain a great deal by doing what they do best – marketing. The platform may be open source but Google reserves the right to advertise, a task for which they have no rival and they maintain tight control.
Only time will tell how the Android 3.0 Tablet vs iPad will turn out. Both companies are very competent and creative so there is no way to predict with any certainty the outcome. One thing is certain, however, and that is that the consumer will have an exciting time trying to choose between all if the features useful technology that is bound to result from this competition. Android 3.0 phones, Tablet phones, who knows.
At the rate things are going it is possible that tablet PC’s and hand held devices might replace or at least take a large market share away from laptops and possibly even desktops. For a “dinosaur” like me this seems almost impossible, but then I would have voted against cell phones replacing home phones for many people – yet I know many who have done just that.
Who will win the “war” is anyone’s guess but I love gadgets and I for one will have a good time just seeing what is developed. Let the games begin!
The Android 3.0 Tablet Series started to game rolling. Can Android compete head to head with the iPad?
