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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #250 on: January 07, 2013, 08:43:07 AM »
Not sure you understand how this stuff works. Side loading isn't related to ROMs and kernals in anyway. When I had then first gen kindle fire Most of my apps were side loaded due to the amazon market being horrid.

Also companies like Google/apple don't make profit from the app store and related stores. They make enough money to break even after all operating costs are figured out
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« Reply #251 on: January 07, 2013, 11:04:53 AM »
LOL at saying Apple doesn't profit from the App Store. Saying that even just 1 million apps a week are bought (meaning not free) and they are $0.99 each, Apple gets $297,000 of that for doing nothing more than hosting the apps. Apple profits from the App Store. Google? Not sure on them.
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« Reply #252 on: January 07, 2013, 11:11:36 AM »
Google's approach with the Nexus line (Same with Amazon. other hardware, not so much) is to sell the hardware as cheaply/competitively as possible and make revenue via paid content.

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« Reply #253 on: January 07, 2013, 11:17:48 AM »
I was thinking about getting a Kindle Fire HD. I love shopping on Amazon, and I like the device I played with at Best Buy. The Kindle Fire HD's OS is pretty easy to use, with everything located in a category (books, music, apps, movies, docs, etc.).

I also tried the Nook HD, but the Nook Store is a barren wasteland with many apps that are overpriced (compared to the competition). The Nook HD's OS is very clean-looking, so there's a plus.

And I finally saw a Nexus 7 at a retailer (Sam's Club). The Nexus 7 is a beautiful device, and that textured back is sexy.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #254 on: January 07, 2013, 05:13:16 PM »
Apple themselves are the ones who said they don't make profit on the app stores and it breaks even at a shareholder meeting in 2011.

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_app_store_runs_just_above_break_even


The back of the nexus feels so good in the hand.

I use mostly Google services so the nexus made sense to me. Still not sure if I want to go with kindle PR Google books as I own content on both platforms.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #255 on: January 07, 2013, 06:38:51 PM »
Just a little above break even != break even.
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« Reply #256 on: January 08, 2013, 09:22:33 PM »
Personally don't need an SD. Just 16GB local and cloud storage for the rest.
Absolutely. And that's why I love my Nexus 4. I've been taking advantage of my Google Drive cloud storage space, and if I chose to (but don't really need as I don't use a phone as a music player), I'd upload my music collection to Google Music - then stream it through my phone's Music app.

I've been thoroughly impressed with this phone, and I'm very happy I didn't stick with Apple and go with an iPhone 5.

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« Reply #257 on: January 08, 2013, 10:00:09 PM »
The App Store is a lot like Facebook. People look at it and go, "How could that NOT be making gangbusters?!" forgetting how much free crap goes around and severely underestimating server costs.
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« Reply #258 on: January 08, 2013, 11:24:32 PM »

Apple themselves are the ones who said they don't make profit on the app stores and it breaks even at a shareholder meeting in 2011.

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_app_store_runs_just_above_break_even


The back of the nexus feels so good in the hand.

I use mostly Google services so the nexus made sense to me. Still not sure if I want to go with kindle PR Google books as I own content on both platforms.

I'm pretty entrenched in Google's ecosystem of services.
- Gmail
- Google Drive
- Google Calendar
- Chrome browser
- Youtube

I'd get a Nexus 7 to fully take advantage of all those services, but many of them are also available on iOS. And the only reason I still have my iPod Touch is for GarageBand and all the apps I downloaded/paid for. Apple's ecosystem is made to keep you locked in.

Then again, I use Amazon often for my shopping needs, so perhaps a Kindle Fire HD with an Amazon Prime membership is a good thing to look into as well.

As for Nook, I rarely go to Barnes & Nobles anymore... Maybe once a year, if that. I like the hardware, and the OS is simplistic, but the non-book content is severely lacking (tiny amount of apps, no music, very few movies/TV shows).


Now I wonder if another e-retailer will try to make a tablet to lure people into their ecosystem... Overstock.com perhaps?
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #259 on: January 09, 2013, 02:22:13 AM »
Should I get a Note 2 or an iPhone 5 64GB when they go down in price when the Note 3 and 5S release? I'm interested in either phone and their price differences are only off by $50.

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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #260 on: January 10, 2013, 05:03:25 PM »
Is Archos a good brand? They just announced 4 new Android tablets (the "Titanium" brand) at CES. The sizes are 7-inch, 8-inch, 9-inch, and 10-inch, and they're all incredibly cheap affordable.

- ARCHOS 70 Titanium: 119€, $119, £99
- ARCHOS 80 Titanum: 169€, $169, £149
- ARCHOS 101 Titanium: 199€, $199, £169
- ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD: 249€, $249, £199

Coincidentally (?) they all look like iPad clones.

Guess that Nexus 7 purchase will have to wait. I might choose between the new Archos and Vizio tablets.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #261 on: January 10, 2013, 05:14:33 PM »
Coincidentally (?) they all look like iPad clones.

The iPad looked like many tablets that had come out before it. Hell, Microsoft had a tablet computer that looked like the iPad 4 years before the iPad came out.
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« Reply #262 on: January 10, 2013, 05:19:25 PM »
Coincidentally (?) they all look like iPad clones.

The iPad looked like many tablets that had come out before it. Hell, Microsoft had a tablet computer that looked like the iPad 4 years before the iPad came out.

Look at these. They look EXACTLY like iPads...



Anyways, is Archos a good brand? The prices are incredibly cheap, yet the hardware is pretty robust (certainly better than the Nook HD and Kindle Fire HD).
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #263 on: January 10, 2013, 10:13:41 PM »
Just got a 32GB Nexus 7 for $100.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #264 on: January 11, 2013, 04:25:33 AM »
Just got a 32GB Nexus 7 for $100.

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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #265 on: January 11, 2013, 10:52:45 AM »
@Tendoboy

Dude just go with the nexus 7. Getting updates on time and always being on developers spec list is avoid thing.

Or buy the current tablet and sell it for when the nexus 7 revision hits with wireless charging and tegra 4.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #266 on: January 11, 2013, 02:13:32 PM »
@Tendoboy

Dude just go with the nexus 7. Getting updates on time and always being on developers spec list is avoid thing.

Or buy the current tablet and sell it for when the nexus 7 revision hits with wireless charging and tegra 4.

Wireless charging? You mean like those inductive charging strips that were popular a few years ago (Powermat)? Why would I need that? I have a power bar that I plug my cell phone, iPod, and laptop into.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #267 on: January 11, 2013, 07:04:53 PM »
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« Reply #268 on: January 11, 2013, 07:13:54 PM »
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #269 on: January 11, 2013, 10:26:40 PM »
It was intentional. I was going to add some new pics to my repair photos thread that had some posters purposely viewable but was too lazy. Those are cracked Galaxy S 2 and Galaxy S 3 screens stuck on the wall to the left...
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #270 on: January 12, 2013, 01:16:35 AM »
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« Reply #271 on: January 12, 2013, 04:36:39 AM »
I've never liked the idea of a 7 inch tablet. Things like the Nexus 7 and iPad Mini don't appeal to me at all. I can't stand anything less than 10 inches.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #272 on: January 12, 2013, 09:54:23 AM »
Quote from: NWR_insanolord
I can't stand anything less than 10 inches.

That's what she said.

...Sorry, I just couldn't resist.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #273 on: January 12, 2013, 12:34:17 PM »
I agree with insanolord. If I am gonna have a tablet, I want it big. I love the size of the iPad, I don't want it smaller.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #274 on: January 12, 2013, 02:34:57 PM »
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/nvidia-announces-shield-mobile-game-console-204027643.html


I don't know if this thread or the general gaming is where that should go...