Android
Retailers in the US appear to be preparing to capitalize on the wealth of smaller and cheaper Android tablets on the market to help spark sales on Black Friday.
It’s hard to say whether that will ultimately be better forAndroid or Apple. There are a lot of cheap Android tablets, but there are reasons those tablets are cheap.
Companies like Amazon or Barnes & Noble can sell pretty good hardware for around the same price as it costs (less inAmazon’s case) because they are using them to push other revenue streams. Those companies are the exception, not the rule.
If you want to gauge what a realistic price for a tablet being sold for profit instead of a sales tool, you should look at the models sold by Samsung or Asus, or newer Archos models. Tablets from those companies start at $300.
Looking through a list of Black Friday sale items, there are certainly some of those tablets represented, but there are also a few big deals likely to leave a bad impression on the buyer
