Which OS do you prefer for Tablet?

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Which OS do you prefer for Tablet?  

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  1. 1. Which OS prefer for Tablet?

    • iOS
      28
    • Android
      21
    • Windows 8 RT
      38
    • Blackberry OS
      1
    • Other
      4

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Duffydemon

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I Dont like Windows 8 on desktop, but for tablet it looks far better than iOS and android. I was confused between the new ipad and surface, but now im going to buy surface for sure.

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rfirth

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Windows 8 is definitely the most powerful. All the rest are basically equivalent to Windows RT in functionality.

I know you'll probably argue with me and say that Android is awesome, but you can't compete with the breadth of software for Windows - which is awesome for when you dock your tablet when you're ready to get down to business and do real work. Windows 8 is both work and play.

I don't want to have to buy both a laptop and a tablet.

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iPad.

I played with the Androids when i went to pick up my first ever iPad and i couldn't find any reason to pick one over the iPad. My line manager at work got a Galaxy Tab and she wanted her calendars syncing and email setting up.. i experienced more crashes and lags in the half hour i used it than i've ever experienced on a smartphone and tablet combined. And getting her calendars (Exchange) onto the device was a nightmare... in fact i think we went with a half baked solution.

I regularly ask her how she's getting on with it, and every time she replies 'i don't use it, i can't get into it' and uses her iphone instead.

iOS is simple and lacks customisation but it has one clear focus => apps, and it executes that very well with it's no#1 AppStore. Widgets n stuff only go so far, make it look prettier or whatever, but we spend most of the time in Apps, so i believe apple has got their focus right.

So after this point i've not had a desire to try Android again. Windows RT on the other hand, i'm eager to try one.

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Detection

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I would have said Android until the beginning of the year when ASUS turned my half grand Transformer into an irritating rebooting crashing paperweight

Since playing with Win 8 I have voted for that, I think its a great OS for a tablet, Metro screams touch me I'm a tablet :p

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+virtorio MVC

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I've not used a Windows tablet, but I really like (and use) Windows Phone 7 and am pretty excited for what I've seen for Windows RT.

I find iOS totally fine, but kind of boring. Every exposure I've had to Android on a tablet has been a lousy experience.

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rfirth

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Windows 8 on the MS Surface pro (as my next main computer)

Android 4.1 on the Nexus 7 (as secondary device for couch surfing, reading on the loo etc)

You would seriously buy a MS Surface and a secondary tablet? Isn't that... really redundant?

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Windows Surface RT for both of my kids, and Surface Pro for me, unless an OEM comes out with something outstandingly better. After using Win 8 on the desktop, I went back to Windows 7 and went blah and installed 8 again. It grown on me majorly. I know Apple own the market, but Windows 8 on Tablet I think is going to cause them some serious pain. Which is only good for us consumers!

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+Frank B. Subscriber²

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You would seriously buy a MS Surface and a secondary tablet? Isn't that... really redundant?

Not really - the form factor of the Nexus 7 makes it a better option for several use cases. Also, it'll make for an inexpensive fallback device.

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+InsaneNutter MVC

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I prefer Android as it gives users a lot of freedom to customise there experience, and still retains enough simplicity for a novice to just pickup and use the tablet.

iOS feels a bit too basic for me, going by the experience on my mates first gen iPad all you get is a wall of apps you can launch, i found it a bit too boring personally.

As for Windows RT, i'm interested however i think its going to need a couple of years to mature. In its current state i don't think its something i would use solely on a tablet. However as a Netbook / Tablet hybrid i'm interested.

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Noir Angel

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Android all the way. iOS a second. Wouldn't use RT though, hate it with a passion.

I love Android. I wish I could run it on my desktop.

*cough androidx86 cough* (no Android market or Google experience apps though, sadly)

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Android all the way. iOS a second. Wouldn't use RT though, hate it with a passion.

I can't see voting for RT since we don't know enough about it yet.

*cough androidx86 cough* (no Android market or Google experience apps though, sadly)

I can't live without the Market.

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Noir Angel

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Unfortunately most ports of the Android code to non supported devices don't have the market. As for RT, I think I've seen enough of it to have an informed opinion. Granted the experience will be a bit different with a tablet in input terms, but I think we can pass judgement on the design aspects fairly readily

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Max Norris

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Currently using Win 7 and Android ICS on my mobile devices; for now I'll say Android on a tablet. No RT tablets out on the market yet so it's mostly purely speculation.. but from what I've seen so far I'm 99% sure I'll be switching to Windows across the board once it's available.

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