Android‘s rise to the top of the smartphone market took longer than a lot of people realise. But the sales for
android tablet pc so far paint a grim picture for the short-term. Here's how Google can turn things around.
1 Cheaper models
Analysts are agreed:
android 2.2 tablet is too expensive for the man in the street right now, who find it hard to justify shelling out a device that mirrors parts. And as long as they remain that way their appeal will remain confined to early adopters.
android 2.3 tablet from top-end makers are among the priciest of the lot, and looked an even worse buy when Apple opted to retain the original iPad price point for its second-gen slate.
Granted, there have been cheaper Android slates from the likes of clothes retailer Next. But if Google is serious about challenging Apple it needs to find a way to get a heavyweight like Samsung or HTC to produce an affordable kit.
In short, what's needed is the
android 2.1 tablet equivalent of the cut-price HTC Wildfire or PAYG wonder the Magic, both of which bargain blowers arguably did more to boost the spread of Android than any
Top 10 ways Google can boost android tablet sales
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