Android OS -what's the benefit?

[cacinok]

i noticed a ton of new tablets running the android OS and was wondering what's the benefit? i'm not real familiar w/ the OS. i don't see it as a competitor to windows or apple - am i wrong? it seems it's more of an OS for MIDs or PMP. what's the appeal?

thoughts?

[Zeuxidamas]

The appeal is in the things that you mentioned. That it is a better fit, given the performance limitations, for Tablets/Mids/PMPs. This is just my opinion, but the term "Tablet" is being applied to TabletPCs, and the two are not the same. Android is a potentially good fit for Tablets, but the TabletPC spec is based around Windows OS'.
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