With the release of several new tablets based on Android, and the update of the Barnes and Noble Nook Color, is Apple's iPad still the most important tablet? Better yet, is it the only one you develop applications for?
Today, Sony announced that it will be releasing two Android-based tablets come fall 2011 in yet another attempt to compete with the iPad. Will this attempt be successful? it seems consumers are still mystified by Jobs' magical device; and yet retailers continue to announce new tablets, each one hoping to be more successful than the last.
But what about you, developers? How do you feel about developing for iOS and the Honeycomb version of the Android software? Do you think it is time to consider Android-based tablets true players in the space? Are applications developed with a different audience in mind for Android? Who is your target market when developing for the iPad? For Android? Or even for the PlayBook?
The PlayBook, launched by BlackBerry in April, is yet another interesting device in my opinion – is it even considered? Does the fact that the PlayBook does not fully support Flash or standard tablet functions (like email) deter you from creating apps in WebWorks or the BlackBerry OS for tablets platform?
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