At launch the touchpad is supposed to have 300 touchpad apps. I know this is low, but it is right around the same number of honeycomb apps four months after launch. Does this mean that google tablets are dead?
Webos is dead, it has been out two years and has gone nowhere. Hell WP7 is less than a year old and is growing at a faster rate and has more developer support.
ExactlyPretty much every review I've read indicates that webOS on a tablet has a lot of potential, but the Touchpad isn't quite there yet.
That's practically webOS' mantra at this point--"we have the most potential out of anyone!!!" Well it's been 2 years since webOS hit shelves...it's about time to start reaching some of that potential rather than constantly claim that the (not insignificant) issues will be fixed "in the coming months".
when people say "potential" what are they talking about? Heck, the Playbook had loads of potential! (almost more than the Touchpad)
The big problem is: WP7, WebOS, RIM's QNX and Nokia all have assloads of potential, mostly because they havent accomplished anything yet. When Nokia finally gets a WP7 device out the door they will have realized that bucket full of potential. If they wait too damn long it wont happen. You cant keep playing catch up in this game, when you come out with something new it actually needs to be a game changer, you need to set the bar higher, make everyone else catch up with you.
I am afraid Palm/HP may be in serious shit cuz they've been putzing around too long. And Blackerry's offering was neat but not special in any way.
the difference between WP7 (MS) and all the other "potential" platforms is that WP7 has shown it's cards. People love it. People want it. Apps Store is surging full speed ahead. It's going to deliver on promise.
the difference between WP7 (MS) and all the other "potential" platforms is that WP7 has shown it's cards. People love it. People want it. Apps Store is surging full speed ahead. It's going to deliver on promise.
WebOS-- never really showed us what "new and exciting" feature it has. In fact, people were just *hoping* that it would be faster with the newer processor, and the demo's we've seen with the Touchpad hasn't really shown us the "speed". So then we're back to "what potential does WebOS has?" is it the huge homebrew developers? is it the build quality? the speed? what is it? I think a lot of people just KNOW that WebOS has potential, but don't know where to put that seemingly unattainable goal.
What about QNX? is the ONLY thing that's lacking is the App store? the Email client? what's the potential there? What else is lacking from QNX? Is it laggy? slow?
I know one thing: MS's WP7 potential is the multi-tasking, messenger/facebook chat integration, turn by turn navigation, --- mango. And it's coming. It's fast, smooth, and will give a serious competition to its competitors. Apps are growing, and it's growing fast. more than 15k Apps in just 9 months, I think potential for this platform is coming fast!
So what is potential? What we would like to see in a phone? what feature it has? polish? speed? animation? what kind of goals do we want WebOS to hit? QNX? Is there something else we would like Microsoft to do?
I got to play with one of these in Office Depot today and it was pretty cool. Seemed pretty much smooth (not iOS smooth but at least Android smooth). I like the app switcher, I like the web browser and email suite and I like the form factor. Way better than I expected.
my mom's HD7 was iOS smooth and fast. Much faster than my EVO 4G, and my friend's myTouch4G. It keeps up with your finger pretty good, no matter how fast you go! Android seems to "think" a little more when you do quick movements.
I got to play with one of these in Office Depot today and it was pretty cool. Seemed pretty much smooth (not iOS smooth but at least Android smooth). I like the app switcher, I like the web browser and email suite and I like the form factor. Way better than I expected.
That's an oxymoron if I've ever heard one lol.
Um, no. Android can be buttery smooth with the right build. Troll some more.
I've used the latest Android phones, I've used iPhones and I've used WM7 phones. While the latest Android phones are a lot smoother than my EVO. They don't come close to touching iOS or WM7. If you think any Android phone is "buttery smooth" compared to a WM7 you're the troll here.
And no I'm not an Apple fanboy, because if I was I wouldn't have brought up WM7.