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Sub $200 Android tablets arrives: is the iPad doomed?
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| The $179 Archos 7 vs the $ 499 iPad
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| The Archos 5 inch tablet has never really
| been a competitor to the iPad, as the
| screen size did put it more in the MID /
| media player category than the tablet
| category. The new 7 Inch Archos tablet
| running Android on the other hand is
| clearly aiming at the iPad crowd. Its major
| selling point: the price, with some models
| going for as low as $179 (for the 2GB
| version), less than half the price of the
| iPad. Spec-wize the Archos tablet is
| somewhat inferior to the iPad: it uses an
| older ARM 9 processor (but then the iPad A4
| processor is not very fast either), has
| less storage (but allows for an SD card to
| be used), has a lower resolution screen and
| a more limited choice of application, but
| on the other hand it has a better media
| player (more formats are supported), do
| offer a browsing experience on par with the
| iPad and may support flash lite (flash 10.1
| won't be possible however). You probably
| will not get an integration as good as
| between the iPad and iTunes, but then you
| won't have to deal with Apple censorship
| (you can install ANY working application
| just by downloading the apk file) and Linux
| is officially supported as your desktop OS.
|
| [...]
|
| When you add to that the recent shenanigans
| concerning "sexy apps" (not so much a
| problem in the US, but much more here in
| Europe where we are not used to that kind
| of censorship) I can see Android tablets
| winning the tablet war on the long term.
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http://www.tech-no-media.com/2010/03/sub-200-android-tablets-arrives-is-ipas.html
Recent:
Apple sues HTC over phone patents
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8545976.stm
Apple sues HTC for patent infringements in Android phones
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Apple-sues-HTC-for-patent-infringements-in-Android-phones-944567.html
Apple Goes After HTC In Lawsuit Over 20 iPhone Patents
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| Apple is using its strong patent portfolio
| to fight iPhone competitors in court. Its
| latest target is HTC. Apple has filed a
| patent infringement lawsuit against the cell
| phone manufacturer. The suit involves â20
| Apple patents related to the iPhoneâs user
| interface, underlying architecture and
| hardware.â
|
| Steve Jobs is quoted in a press release
| saying: âWe can sit by and watch competitors
| steal our patented inventions, or we can do
| something about it. Weâve decided to do
| something about it. We think competition is
| healthy, but competitors should create their
| own original technology, not steal ours.â
| The lawsuit itself is not available yet
| online. Weâve asked Apple for a copy.
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http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/02/apple-goes-after-htc-in-lawsuit-over-20-iphone-patents/
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