| superchunk said: As for games... this one is harder. RIGHT NOW, you're absolutely right and Windows8 device should be better, however, I don't think Win8 tablets will have CD drives, so it would have to be digital based stuff too. However, (1) Steam is coming to Android and Google already stated a few weeks go that their next large move with Android is a singular gaming focus. Probably similar to how they handled books, movies, and music. Then considering the growth of the technology and all this will occur by end of 2012 or beginning of 2013 and you'll have the exact same gaming experience. Including bluetooth controllers, since you can do that now. As for other devices like printers and external drives.. (2) you can already do that now. Even through cloud with Google products. I can print something from my phone while I'm at work on my printer at home if its on and connect to my network (which it is) with no PC in the loop. Almost any new phone and tablet also has a way to do HDMI out so you can connect to larger screens and any Android based device also has USB out/in for pretty much anything else imaginable....all right now. As for you preference to Win8...well I guess you just have bad taste. :P jk, I like the Metro look as well. But, with Android I can throw a new launcher on my device and make it look like anything I want. I can have it mimick iOS, Metro, or anything else for that matter. :) Personalization is king! |
1) Just to clarify, by Steam coming to Android, you're referring to the companion app that was released on Android and iOS a little while ago? Because that's the only thing I've ever heard of that, and I don't think Valve would move into selling mobile games right now. I don't doubt that Google will make a gaming push though, that would only be natural.
2) I know, hence why I made the clause about Internet enabled devices in my post. 
There is a lot of equipment standing around that doesn't have this functionality however, so is it still possible to connect directly with Android devices for them?
Legacy, legacy, legacy...
And hey, mimicking is all fine and dandy, but why not get the real deal? I know what you're getting at though, I'm currently building a custom launcher for Android as a part of my semester project at my university, and I have to say I think Google has done really well with the Android structure, it's quite clever. Which is also why I'm quite happy Microsoft is bringing a similar system to the new Metro apps, and although you can't replace the launcher (but I think it's awesome as it is, so that's officially irrelevant :D), the fact that apps are now much better able to communicate is an immense improvement over the old system. 
