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Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?

From Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?
Date 2018-11-02 21:49 +0000
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123456789 <12345@12345.com> wrote:
> On 11/2/2018 12:42 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > 123456789 <12345@12345.com> wrote:
> 
> >> Wandering my local Best Buy today I noticed only seven Android tablets
> >> (3 Digiland, 3 Samsung, and 1 Lenovo) on display. There were three times
> >> that number a few years ago. Makes me wonder if this article is true:
> >>
> >> https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/rise-and-fall-of-the-android-tablet/
> 
> >   Maybe in normal shops, but I just had a quick look at one of our major
> > webshops and they had 78 differents ones. Even when guestimating 2
> > colours per model, that's still some 40 different models. Prices from 80
> > to 760 Euro (this webshop doesn't do the cheap stuff).
> 
> Are they up to date? Are the manufacturers putting out new models every 
> year as they used to? The ones I saw at Best Buy were Android version 7 
> or less, likely last years (or earlier) models.

  I haven't checked. I assume the more expensive ones - Samsung etc. -
are up-to-date. Maybe I'll have another look later.

> >   I think the article's comparison of current Android tablets with
> > future Chrome OS tablets is invalid. Many Android tablets are - partly
> > or even mostly - used in a NON "cloud-heavy" [1] environment.
> 
>  > [1] See the 'Chromebook Tab 10' link in the article.
> 
> IF it works as advertised it looks like the Chromebook Tab 10 will do 
> everything a current Android OS tablet will do plus some. What makes it 
> "cloud-heavy"?

  That's indeed a BIG IF. Considering Google's track-record, I'll
believe it when I see it.

  The term "cloud-heavy" is used in the referenced article. They
probably mean "Not of much/any use without an always-on Internet
connection." and that's indeed what I consider Chrome OS / Chromebooks
to be. That's why I have a Windows laptop, instead of a Chromebook.

> I say "IF" because my Chromebook doesn't run several of my Android apps 
> correctly. Some not in full screen. One not at all. Disappointing.

  Indeed, very disappointing. I get quite fed up with these "This is the
end to all other OSs!" BS. Instead of convergence to one OS, we get
umpteen ever so different ones.

> > All in all, I strongly doubt that Android tablets will go away anytime
> > soon.
> 
> Perhaps 'Dead' was too strong of a word. But things seem to have slowed 
> down with the development of new Android tablets (not Android phones)...

  Which is perfectly fine by me. It's already bad enough that we 'need'
another smartphone every year or so. By comparison, I 'only' had three
laptops in the last 18 odd years.

  FWIW, my 4-year old (Samsung Galaxy Tab4 10.1", 4.4.2 -> 5.0.2) tablet
still suits me fine.

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Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-01 23:53 -0700
  Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-02 19:42 +0000
    Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-02 14:24 -0700
      Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-02 21:49 +0000
        Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-02 20:26 -0700
          Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Tim <onelydad58@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 04:46 +0000
          Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 12:48 +0100
          Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-03 16:42 +0000
            Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-03 13:41 -0700
              Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-03 21:09 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-03 18:00 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Bill <Billaboard@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 00:22 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-03 21:01 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-03 23:11 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-04 14:45 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-04 12:27 -0700
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 11:59 -0800
                stored maps (was: Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?) "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-04 20:32 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 14:18 -0800
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 02:04 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 22:18 -0800
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 11:26 +0100
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-05 16:42 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:08 +0100
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-05 18:22 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:52 +0100
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:15 +0000
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 19:34 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 20:13 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:44 -0400
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 21:58 +0100
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 21:39 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-06 01:18 +0100
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-05 20:39 -0800
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-06 14:28 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 09:58 -0800
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-06 14:23 -0400
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-06 10:57 -0400
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-06 14:23 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-07 23:11 +0100
                Re: stored maps Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2018-11-05 21:42 +0100
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 22:05 +0100
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 21:41 +0000
                Re: stored maps Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2018-11-06 22:36 +0100
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-07 01:20 +0000
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-07 16:23 +0000
                Re: stored maps Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-11-07 16:53 +0000
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-07 18:47 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 13:49 -0800
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-07 19:10 -0400
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-08 00:21 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 20:53 -0800
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 00:01 -0400
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-08 13:26 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 10:09 -0400
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-08 16:11 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 11:57 -0400
                Re: stored maps 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-07 18:41 -0700
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 21:04 -0800
                Re: stored maps Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2018-11-08 05:55 +0100
                Re: stored maps Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-11-08 06:55 +0000
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-08 13:38 +0000
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 19:31 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 22:08 +0100
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-06 11:25 +0000
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 19:18 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 20:16 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:44 -0400
                Re: stored maps Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-11-06 08:11 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-04 14:31 -0700
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 14:23 -0800
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 02:08 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-04 20:10 -0700
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 22:24 -0800
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 10:13 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-05 10:25 -0800
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:15 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:16 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:56 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 11:23 +0100
                navigation (was: Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?) "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 10:29 +0000
                Re: navigation (was: Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:40 +0100
                Re: navigation "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 14:47 +0000
                Re: navigation "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:04 +0100
                Re: navigation 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-05 09:34 -0700
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2018-11-05 13:08 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 11:20 +0100
                navigation (was: Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?) "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 10:34 +0000
                Re: navigation (was: Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:51 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-05 09:34 -0700
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:21 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-05 12:11 -0700
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 20:19 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:16 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 20:28 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 20:21 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:44 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 22:11 +0100
        Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-03 20:25 +0000
      Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Tim <onelydad58@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 04:40 +0000
        Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-03 00:22 -0700
      Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 12:43 +0100
        Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-03 13:41 -0700
          Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 22:40 +0100
  Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 13:12 -0700
    Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-02 14:24 -0700
  Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Steve Oates <steveoates@tiscali.co.uk> - 2018-11-04 17:53 +0000
    Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-04 12:27 -0700
      Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2018-11-06 23:37 +0200
    Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-11-04 19:35 +0000

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