Comments on: Non-ASUS tablets ask: Where is my Android 4.0 ICS?

By: Stocklone

Stocklone — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:17:00 +0000

iOS is for people who prefer iOS. I don’t use Apple but I’m glad Apple is a choice. Nobody should be an advocate for less choices for consumers. We all have different needs.

By: mithmax

mithmax — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:18:00 +0000

Waiting for Samsung to update my Galaxy tab 10.1 to some version of ics… Does anyone know the true timeframe for the official Samsung ics update for the 10.1 wifi? I was so close to buying an Asus.. Im totally impressed with the pace of the updates for the Asus tablets…

By: Stocklone

Stocklone — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:14:00 +0000

OK. That was a pro Apple statement. I don’t think any of the issues people claiming are a huge deal actually are. The media wants people to read there articles. Apple articles are a slamdunk. It’s a very polarizing topic. Hate them or love them, you will click on the link. I’m not some mindless phandroid. I’m well aware of all the major mobile platforms and their pros and cons. And I recommend accordingly based on user skill level, needs and circumstances when people ask for my opinion which is pretty often. I made my sister buy an iPhone 4S when she renewed her contract. It was the best phone for HER. Not everyone in the world. Have a good night.

By: charlitos

charlitos — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:01:00 +0000

It only means that you like something because you quite dont understand something else so there is always a chance for you to like that something else. Anyways, lets get real for a second, 12 years cant possibly exist when iPads regularly explode and kill hundreds of babies all over the world.

By: Stocklone

Stocklone — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:38:00 +0000

I use what I like. You use what you like. You’re never going to convince to buy anything other than what I like. I’m sure the same can be said about you. So why are you posting here to fan the flames? How is that a sign of maturity? Are you really setting any better of an example than the 12 year olds that can’t afford an iPhone?

By: charlitos

charlitos — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:26:00 +0000

Which might explain why all senior software engineers I know(In canada and the US) including myself own one :) We are all dummies who have no idea about computer code and stuff like that, TOO DIFFICULT! It is not like we play with Linux servers for a living or anything like that.

By: charlitos

charlitos — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:26:00 +0000

thats just another word for iOS

By: Mcswiggy

Mcswiggy — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:23:00 +0000

riiiighhhtt? if uwant a simple device that is well rounded get an iPhoney if u want top technology get a Android device

nuff said

By: Stocklone

Stocklone — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:23:00 +0000

I believe 42 is the right answer.

By: rj5555

rj5555 — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:53:00 +0000

My daughter’s Archos 101g9 got the ICS update two weeks ago just a week after my transformer tf101 got it and just before my SGS2

By: rj5555

rj5555 — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:53:00 +0000

My daughter’s Archos 101g9 got the ICS update two weeks ago just a week after my transformer tf101 got it and just before my SGS2

By: Ole_Rikard

Ole_Rikard — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:09:00 +0000

No OS update gets the supplier on the “do not buy again list”. There are plenty of suppliers of Android devices so why should anyone chose a supplier that offer inferior customer service?

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:49:00 +0000

That reputation is why I bought the TF101 last year. Not being in the U.S., I observed that the only tablet getting updated consistently was the Xoom….IF it was a US Zoom. For everyone else, updates took months. Yet ASUS consistently pushed updates a week or two after Xoom owners in the U.S. got theirs…….and ASUS’ updates went out worldwide. That trend has continued since I bought it. My tablet’s had updates and additions pretty much on a monthly basis since I bought it….including an ICS upgrade, and we’re about to get our second update to ICS. They definitely appear dedicated to keeping their products up to date.

By: thereasoner

thereasoner — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:18:00 +0000

Asus will be my next tablet purchase. These are the best tabs out right now and they have the best support.

By: Joshuasyoung74

Joshuasyoung74 — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:29:00 +0000

Ios is for dummies.

By: charlitos

charlitos — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:20:00 +0000

The right answer is iOS

By: fauxshizzl

fauxshizzl — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:11:00 +0000

But they do tend to use a very tricky vocabulary when selling these. I was told my Xoom was a Google experience device (basically Nexus for tablets) and after being an early adopter and spending piles of cash on a Xoom the day it came out, they let us know about 6 months later that they actually meant thte WiFi version was the GED. So the version that cost half as much and wasn’t available for 6 months after the initial Xoom? For as much as I love it, I hate Android.

By: aiden9

aiden9 — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:10:00 +0000

The simple answer is Asus is hungry and wants to be top dog. They’ve been coming out at the right price, right specs, and great support with very little in terms of OEM skinning/bloatware. About the only thing they did wrong was under estimate the demand for the original transformer.

By: companyemails

companyemails — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:50:00 +0000

This is why you do your research before buying. If you buy a phone, you either buy a Nexus device or buy a device with an unlocked (or unlockable) boot loader, that you can flash a new ROM into. If you’re buying a Tablet, ASUS has a solid history of using virtually stock Android with minimal modification (and those are almost all in the form of practical apps or UI mods that can be disabled). Not only that, theyhave a very good track record of keeping their hardware patched and up to date. It is not accident that the rumors are saying that Google has chosen to partner with them for the release of the first Nexus branded tablet.

By: spamidi

spamidi — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Way to go ASUS .. I already have a Prime and will upgrade because they seem to push updates on a regular basis.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:40:00 +0000

Android is fully open-source. It always allows very quick development to occur. Vendors can release updates VERY soon after Google releases the source code.

That’s why nearly everyone is still using 18 *MONTH* old OS versions. Even brand new, start-of-the-art hardware is using ancient OS releases.

Google blames it on the vendors.
Vendors blame it all on Google.

Everyone’s result? 0

By: Jack E Mabry Jr

Jack E Mabry Jr — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:34:00 +0000

Saw a post a couple of weeks ago on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 8.9 page hinting that it would get ICS before the end of March. Waiting…………waiting………..