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by dublinben 4629 days ago
Hasn't the Oyua shown that most Android apps are pretty terrible if not used on a touchscreen device? For the features you want, it's going to be comparably priced to a $1000 Surface Pro.
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It's debatable whether it's shown that, but it doesn't give us much information about this device even if that's true. The statement that Android apps are terrible on non-touchscreens doesn't necessarily tell us anything about how good they are on touch-capable devices.
The big failures exist in the 3rd-party apps and the home-screen. With a custom home-screen and a secondary app-store full of key/mouse-friendly apps? You could make a comfy Android/Netbook experience.
I think the Oyua has really shown also that games work well with a controller. Many android games are just trying to use the screen to emulate what we're used to (buttons, d-pad, analog sticks, etc)
This is a touchscreen device.