Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year with $99 Nexus tablet

Re:Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year... by dj2stein9 on Thursday September 27, 2012 @09:20AM (#4580507)

I hope all Android OEMs are fully aware that Google has tricked them all into a race to the bottom. That's pretty much been Google's strategy against all its competitors to date.

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Re:Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year... by bryanlarsen on Thursday September 27, 2012 @09:43AM (#4580619)

There was essentially no Google Android tablet market before the Nexus 7, only the Amazon & Nook forks. Manufacturers will be happier having a market with no margin, than no market at all.

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Re:Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year... by Kylekramer on Thursday September 27, 2012 @09:28AM (#4580547)

Android OEMs were never really in the race. They all tried, for sure, but they all fell flat on their faces. At this point, I think it is fair to say that the only competitors in the space are Apple and companies that view tablets as a portal to their real business (Amazon/B&N/Google).

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Re:Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year... by lucian1900 on Thursday September 27, 2012 @12:07PM (#4581318)

Almost all other Android OEMs fucked up by not providing stock Android or supporting their custom versions. Serves them right, if you ask me.

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Re:Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year... by jerf on Thursday September 27, 2012 @09:25AM (#4580528)

What's your proposed alternative?

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Re:Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year... by Toshio on Thursday September 27, 2012 @09:21AM (#4580511)

Also known as free market competition at its finest.

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