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Re:Why Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Is Hotter Than Apple's iPad by bstar77 on Saturday July 21, 2012 @10:44PM (#4276303)
Apple may as well let Samsung sell the Galaxy Tab. They can thank Google for effectively killing the Android tablet market with this subsidized device that will always be a step ahead on software releases. I can't think of a single reason why I would buy any other android tablet.

There are only two android based companies that can afford to do this: Google and Amazon. How are the other hardware players supposed to compete now? This seems far worse than what Microsoft is doing with the surface (unless they sell that for $99).

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Re:Why Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Is Hotter Than Apple's iPad by orangecat on Sunday July 22, 2012 @01:50AM (#4276572)
Even if the 8GB version is sold exactly at cost, that still gives the 16GB version (the one that's actually sold out) a decent margin.

How are the other hardware players supposed to compete now?

For starters, provide capabilities that the N7 lacks like an SD slot and rear camera. Of course, they'd also have to stop screwing up the OS with their skins and commit to a reasonable upgrade policy.

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Re:Why Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Is Hotter Than Apple's iPad by stcredzero on Sunday July 22, 2012 @01:11AM (#4276512)
$175, and Microsoft could still do as much damage.
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