Too many choices, not enough freedom. Where do you guys buy your digital content? I'm in the market to buy a tablet and possibly a new laptop or a desktop. And I find that the biggest decision I am facing is what ecosystem to buy into, not which device I like the most. I may be misinformed but if I were to purchase content, Apps, Movies, Games, etc. on an Ipad I wouldn't then be able to access that content on an Android or Windows Tablet, is that correct? I really like my Galaxy SII and am interested in buying another Android phone when I update my phone. But I am also interested in purchasing an Ipad or Windows 8 Tablet/Laptop. It was easy when Windows dominated the OS market and Apps didn't exist, I would just buy the device that I liked the most, but now I feel like such a decision determines a long term commitment to that ecosystem in order to retain the value of digital purchases I would make in the future. I also have a PS3 and have that hooked up to my TV for easy viewing of movies. Though I think it is over priced I'd over look it to buy a movie if I really felt like watching it but the biggest deterrent is if I purchased a movie on that I wouldn't be able to watch it on my Galaxy SII or other devices, would I? All this fragmenting of content sellers is really annoying.
I was also going to buy my best friends daughter a tablet for christmas since she's 4 and loves playing with her parents' Iphones. There are plenty of tablets made for children in mind, but they are all Android based and I realized all the games she plays on her parents Iphones would not be compatible and vice versa if she buys games or movies on the tablet and leaves it at home or breaks it.
Does anyone else find all this frustrating when deciding what electronics to purchase? Or are there better solutions out there I am unaware of? Do you guys see this trend continuing or will something come along and eventually make it so all content is compatible with all operating systems? Also is purchased content at Google Play or Itunes or WIndows Store even accessable on another/new device that you purchase or is it device specific? My GSII is the only device I have right now outside of the Windows old operating system of websites and programs so I have never tried something like that.
