On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 1:06 PM, niko20 <[email protected]> wrote: > I write audio apps for Android, and I was thinking about new features > I could add to my apps to make them more powerful for use in "live > play", etc. But then I realized something: What is the point of it? I > mean, if a musician wanted to have a portable device with some nice > software that they could use live on stage, wouldn't they just be > better off getting a tablet PC or a small notebook?
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/05/ipad-dj-rana-sobhany/ > I'm just not seeing a good reason to develop a "deep" functional app > for use on an android tablet when I'm wondering if it's really > "duplicating" software that would be better run from a PC. A PC that > would no doubt have much more power than the tablet ever would and > could give better features in the software anyway. Your audience will be tablet owners who would rather use their tablet for your app than would want to use a desktop or notebook PC for a substitute app. It is impossible to say in the abstract how big that market is today or will be tomorrow for any given app. It is also quite likely that their decision of going with the tablet vs. the notebook will be made for other reasons; the existence of your app simply eliminates one barrier to them making that choice. Also, bear in mind cross-segment promotional benefits. The tablet app may not sell like hotcakes. But, if you can get good publicity out of it (first to market, etc.), the tablet app may help drive sales of the phone app. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in London: http://bit.ly/smand1 and http://bit.ly/smand2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
