Hardware CRIMP?

Posted by Ken
Jun 2, 2011 at 03:29 PM

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>Just to
>clarify: my point was that, since Android 2.x was _not_ aimed at tablets, it is quite
>likely that software that takes advantage of the tablet format (size, readability,
>touch resolution) will only appear for Android 3.
> >At the same, the devices
>themselves, apparently built against Google’s advice, may eventually be
>unsupported.

This is a potential concern for me. As the 7 in. table is neither fish nor fowl, I am not certain where it will be as time goes by. I know there are going to be a lot of phones that will not be upgraded beyond 2.2 or 2.3, so that version of the OS should have some life for a while. But, this is a tablet, and some of the software recognizes it as such, so there very well may be some confusion as to what future updates of apps will or will not work on the Tab’s OS. Yet, somehow I am strongly drawn to its size. I just wish the cost was less so I would not have as high an expectation for the device’s longevity. Oh well.

—Ken