Re: [android-discuss] Effort to make an Android Pad

[Al Sutton]

Its' being developed in China so it'll most likely have multi-touch, and if you want to buy it and import it into the US then that's up to you. US patents don't mean a block on functionality,  it just means US citizens are left without it. All you need do is look at how the Motorola Droid has multi-touch included outside the US (which is probably why it was given the name Milestone, so the two versions could be differentiated). Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number  6741909.  The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. On 30 Jan 2010, at 14:36, Hong wrote: The only thing, and the most critical one for it to succeed, is to support multi-touch.  But we know in the States Apple holds the patent, so no matter what you do, it's no match to the iPad.  Plus, Apple is very likely to enable multi-task in SDK 4.0... On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Al Sutton <a...@funkyandroid.com> wrote: For those of you not on twitter; http://www.facebook.com/pages/AndroidPad/271356134486 What do people think?, good idea?, bad idea?, anything that should be thought about?, and what will be the effect of devices like those mentioned at http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/94697/msi-ready-launch-ipad-alternative and http://hvsco.com/ProductsView.asp?articleid=789 ? Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number  6741909. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-disc...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.