WebOS isn't in the running simply because it's a niche player at best. Unless HP does something miraculous, it's going to stay a niche player and probably be dropped from the product line in a couple of years.
Apple's iPads aren't in the running because they lack USB ports, plain & simple. Any tablet I buy of whatever make & model must be able to accept a flash memory drive on demand, otherwise it doesn't fit my day-to-day needs. iPad and iPad2 can't do that.
I'm going with Android-based tablets because our personal phones are all Android-based (or about to be). There's no learning curve required and shopping for apps for both the phones and the tablets will be greatly simplified. We also make extensive use of Google Apps, especially Google Contacts and Google Calendar: Android makes good use of these, although admittedly the native calendar app could use some improvements. I've worked with iCal and would rather chew my own foot off than deal with that mess again.
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Date: 2011-07-31 09:11 pm (UTC)Apple's iPads aren't in the running because they lack USB ports, plain & simple. Any tablet I buy of whatever make & model must be able to accept a flash memory drive on demand, otherwise it doesn't fit my day-to-day needs. iPad and iPad2 can't do that.
I'm going with Android-based tablets because our personal phones are all Android-based (or about to be). There's no learning curve required and shopping for apps for both the phones and the tablets will be greatly simplified. We also make extensive use of Google Apps, especially Google Contacts and Google Calendar: Android makes good use of these, although admittedly the native calendar app could use some improvements. I've worked with iCal and would rather chew my own foot off than deal with that mess again.