I was intrigued by Android. The concept of creating apps written in Java makes MUCH more sense to me than writing in C (but this is another conversation entirely). I own a MacBook Pro and an iPhone, but would prefer to own an Android Tablet mainly because I already have an iPhone and want to see what Android has to offer.

Apple’s announcement yesterday for the new iPad forced the tablet market to shift.

The iPad is a quality product, and the iPad2 only adds to this product.  By heightening the specs, that was to be assumed, but to see Apple create the entry price at $499, and announce they are lowering the price of the entry level model of the original iPad to $399 there is NO reason not to get an iPad unless Android based tablets can lower their prices to compete.

Working under the assumptions set forth by Steve Jobs’ iPad2 presentation, and reviews I’ve read of the Xoom and GalaxyTab, in order to remain viable competitors against the iPad, Android tablets MUST slash prices.  Here is the scenario that makes sense to me:

• A base model WIFI only iPad is $399
• A base model WIFI only iPad2 is $499
• A base model Android tablet with Honeycomb could come in at $350 — and if it doesn’t have Honeycomb, the user experience will be lacking so drop the price further.

The ease of use provided by Apple at this point makes their iPad products huge favorites over Android.  Android’s lack of solid store and ever changing software make many folks seem lost when comparing devices.  Also based on current news of compromised Android applications in the Android Market makes me more hesitant to use Android tablets.

If Android wants to compete, tablet makers need to cut prices NOW, and until the software is built to a point that it can fight against able in the tablet form factor it needs to be priced lower.  The companies need to take their losses and Android needs to put all tablets on paths to get to Honeycomb soon to stay competitive.

Update: only about a minute! I can deal w/ that.

Really I meant the iPhone browsing experience. The iPhone has been out over a year and for the largest part browsing the web on the iPhone is a hassle. With all this movement and noise about accessibilty what about building for mobility, and designing toward the edge not the lowest common denominator. Are we more interested in our readers who browse on iPhones or 15inch monitors?

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Now, I think I need to quantify this previous statement. No, it’s not because i’m a PC user, no it is not because i “favor” Microsoft.  Here’s why I don’t want to spend the $500 (last price i’ve heard on its cost) on the phone.  I simply do not need a phone that is so expensive.  I just got a Motorola PEBL about 6 months ago and it works just fine (aside from a T-Mobile contract).  Also I had heard that the iPhone will only be available for Cingular and AT&T customers.  I guess that counts me out of a possible phone upgrade had i wanted one?

Also another reason, Ultra Mobile PC.  Yep, I purchased my UMPC a few months back and I use it one heck of a lot more than my phone.  I’m pretty certain call computer related tasks the iPhone can do, my UMPC can do (I will not make a statement regarding which could perform these tasks better).

Oh and in other news, good ole’ Chippy from Carrypad just pointed out to me that Cisco is currently suing Apple over the iPhone!  HA-HA!