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Android O and iOS 11 are both set to release in a matter of weeks, but I'm sorry to say that only one of these new operating systems seem to give tablet users much reason to get excited.
If you want a tablet that offers PC-like productivity and a thriving app selection that bears more native, made-for-tablet apps than it does upscaled or incompatible phone apps, you're probably going to buy an iPad equipped with iOS 11.
And while Android O in general will bring a slew of tweaks that we're excited about, including some interesting features like picture-in-picture mode and faster boot times (all underlined with a promise to make updating easier in the future), Google hasn't made enough changes to impact tablet users in a comparably meaningful way.
Of course, this isn't to say you can't still purchase a capable Android tablet that will likely serve your desired purpose. And yep, it's certainly possible that Google might have a few tablet-specific tricks up its sleeve for the software down the line. But as it stands, iOS 11 capitalizes on Android O's seeming lack of focus on tablet chops in a few key ways, all of which Google can improve on.
Source: http://www.techradar.com/news/ios-11-versus-android-o-on-a-tablet-its-not-even-close
(Score: 3, Interesting) by jmorris on Friday August 18 2017, @01:51PM
This reminds me of a tagline from the BBS days:
If he is an idiot I send him to the Mac Store.
When you recommend a computing device, unlike with any other product recommendation, it seems to imply a lifetime support contract for free. The beauty of Apple is you can explain that "Apple stuff is for non tech users like you. No, I don't have one so I can't help you."
But I will never pay for one because that is all you can do, pay. Under no circumstance will you ever own one. Our choices dwindle. Google is now openly Evil, Microsoft is Stupid and a lot of Linux distros are going Insane.