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What's your age?

What's your age?

Man, I really don't FEEL like I'm 36-40, and I sure don't act like it, but there it is...

already interesting. Although 18 replies for now, already you see that this XDA product is used by young people and not the 'Managers of the world'..

I think this poll is more likely to show that younger thinkers will be attracted to a forum such as this, more than the profile of actual users. I guess I am a manager in this world, though I'm also a hands-on person too. I'm in the technology business because I love technology, and I love making my life easier and more interesting through the application of technology. The XDA is one of those things that has delivered business value for me AND is a fun thing to have. I look for excuses to mess with it and experiment, which is why I am here.

Carlos said:
I think this poll is more likely to show that younger thinkers will be attracted to a forum such as this, more than the profile of actual users. I guess I am a manager in this world, though I'm also a hands-on person too. I'm in the technology business because I love technology, and I love making my life easier and more interesting through the application of technology. The XDA is one of those things that has delivered business value for me AND is a fun thing to have. I look for excuses to mess with it and experiment, which is why I am here.
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Well you took the words out of my mouth. Same here.
That's why I was curious.

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Carlos said:
I think this poll is more likely to show that younger thinkers will be attracted to a forum such as this, more than the profile of actual users. I guess I am a manager in this world, though I'm also a hands-on person too. I'm in the technology business because I love technology, and I love making my life easier and more interesting through the application of technology. The XDA is one of those things that has delivered business value for me AND is a fun thing to have. I look for excuses to mess with it and experiment, which is why I am here.
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Well you took the words out of my mouth. Same here.
That's why I was curious.
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its us older guys you gotta watch out for. i'm 48 going on 18 and just as foolish and foolhardy as any kid, i'm still riding around on two-wheels - how's that for insane, especially in the UK.

i'm still riding around on two-wheels
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Same here. Honda Super Blackbird, how about you?
insane, especially in the UK.
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I've heard. In my part of the US, we get what we call "snowbirds" for the cooler months. They are old people who should not be driving any more who come down for our warm desert climate. They drive huge vehicles with no competence and no eyesight. Fun on a bike.

im only just 17 i picked up my xda for a bargain on ebay £190 exellent cond was dropped and one corner has a dent in (near the ir lens) but it works fine come with everything not even used :lol: i wanted a 7650 but i seen this for £190 so i got it ive had it for about 4 months now still going nice and good. I like it because it is like a pc and the games are brill and also i wanted mp3 lol :roll:

36 so I must be mature....
but also on two wheels. Some say it's immature but I didn't have the money for a bike when I was younger and I will never lose interest in technology and gadgets.
I have one example that this will stay that way. My mother in law (haha you say LOL). She is much older but is very interested in PC's and technology and recently started with some serious digital photography.
hmmmm, two paragraphs already and I still haven't convinced myself that getting older is no problem

I'm 18. I'm in the US and bought the XDA as a reward for myself after working full time all summer as a computer programmer for the local telco (BellSouth).

Carlos
i have a Piaggio X9 500se - its a scooter. i know it isn't a true motor-cycle but due to past accidents on 'bikes my ability to change gear is limited - or should i say non-existent. so it's a scooter for me, although it looks like a motor-bike.
ian

Hey, you don't even have an age category for me.
E-MAN

Sorry, I forgot to log in on my previous post.
E-MAN

Money
How the hell do these people manage to afford this.. I got unlucky, lost my old phone, insurance paid out. Then got the XDA. Being unlucky made me lucky as well.
It was a Siemens ME45 that I lost. A very very good phone. Should be getting the S55 in a few days. Stupid name, but damn good phones in my experience.
I've had Siemens C45i, ME45, SX56 (XDA). And getting a S55 with camera soon hopefully...
Martin

mine is 30! :wink:

i'm 31yrs old and still not behave like an adult....
proof of that is, that i like to *bump* very old and forgotten threads
Greetz from the testlab

im 22 there you go guys now u know

I'm 25! Suck it all you old fogies!!!

i m 17!!!!!!!!!

burgertime said:
I'm 25! Suck it all you old fogies!!!
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Yes you young wipper snappers are all that!!!!!

Hey XDA.

I recently decided to a lot myself $500 to spend on myself before I resume my major saving scheme. (I save 80% of every check, right into savings account, investments, etc). But I have to let myself spend some money every now and again!
Anyways, I want to buy myself something new and fun. (I could go outside of $500 but I don't want to go to far, this is just what I have alloted myself.) I am not sure what to get myself. One million internets to the person who suggests something AWESOME!
Here are things I have, that I am not looking to replace:
- Computer
- Phone
- Audio System (both for PC and Car)
- Monitor
- Webcam
- Headphones w/Mic
- Camera
Some of my interests:
- All things nerdy
I don't watch T.V. so anything T.V. related is out. Thanks for your help!

Take it to Jack Binion's and put it all on black.
good day.

Ehemm Desire Z or the new G2 (Same thing) youll be happy

you could give it to me..... Or if you want to be greedy and spend it on yourself , then you could buy a remote control helicopter with a video camera on the front and record all types of cool stuff

Well Lets see, you could buy a projector and set it up with your game console or have a small home theater: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B002KKCVSW/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8
Or you could get an SSD: http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Technology-RealSSD-Solid-CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1/dp/B0039SM0B2
Considering your "not willing to replace" list, i'm pretty much out of ideas (not trying to be an asshole here, i'm seriously out of ideas )

NikolaiT said:
Considering your "not willing to replace" list, i'm pretty much out of ideas (not trying to be an asshole here, i'm seriously out of ideas )
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Exactly my problem. I don't want to replace any of those things because there is pretty much nothing that can beat it.
On a side note the helicopter with camera sounds interestings and so does a projection screen. HMM.

I vote for an RC helicopter. It's one of the most fun hobbies EVAR!!
You can get quite a nice CCP for $500 but if you've never flown a below before you can get a great indoor starter for around $100. Plus if you spend $500 you wont have any budget left for replacement parts. Go for a smaller one, by the time you spend another $100 on blades you'll be a pro Look for the Esky Lama, lots and lots of fun.
*edit- http://www.xheli.com/2-4ghz-lama-v4-silver-version-.html

nebenezer said:
I vote for an RC helicopter. It's one of the most fun hobbies EVAR!!
You can get quite a nice CCP for $500 but if you've never flown a below before you can get a great indoor starter for around $100. Plus if you spend $500 you wont have any budget left for replacement parts. Go for a smaller one, by the time you spend another $100 on blades you'll be a pro Look for the Esky Lama, lots and lots of fun.
*edit- http://www.xheli.com/2-4ghz-lama-v4-silver-version-.html
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I +1!
I started on a Esky lama, and its great fun once you get it! I've moved up to a nitro one now, which costs a hell of alot more to fix.
Go small if your getting a RC heli!

An android tablet
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all you guys(cept chopper , a gd 1 derr) are nerds of such a high level that its me who feels ashamed of myself ... buy some clothes , and take a friend with you whos got some style ...

What's more nerdy and bad ass than a laser keyboard?!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/keyboards-mice/8193/
Click the link!

maybe one of these? http://www.archos.com/products/ta/archos_101it/index.html?country=au&lang=en
and you would still have alot of money left to blast on apps and accessories!!

Donate some in charity ?

TheDeadCpu said:
More nerdy.. Hmm.
That and a laser touch pad!
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Does the laser touch pad exist though?

An iPad? Nah just kidding
Have you seen the archos 101? It looks pretty cool.

PaulForde said:
An iPad? Nah just kidding
Have you seen the archos 101? It looks pretty cool.
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yea itd be good use for a doormat

Donate to a charity, now you have to or else you'll feel bad and selfish

Android Tab
Android Tab vote for the tab

You said " nothing related to t.V" so do you mean you don't play video games such Halo?
You can try spending cash on a sport you enjoy, or buy work out equipment?

I have a ipad.this party makes me sad....
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[Q] Voodoo sound promised functions...

Hi there,
this will sound a bit angry, but where are the optimisations promised by supercurio months after releasing his Voodoo Sound adaptation ?
I never expected my O2X to become a Cowon J3 for sure, but I bought the control plus app long enough ago and found myself with a "glorified amp" which brings nothing quality-wise, if a fine volume tuning.
I'd expect from a respectable dev. who sells & make money with his app to finish what he started before jumping onto some other obscure project... that sounds more ethical to me. Right now I feel like I'm dumb to have purchased his app, which in my opinion still doesn't deliver what anyone would expect from it, as announced.
At least, I'd like to know if anybody has proof that supercurio hasn't just dropped this project ? In that case, it'd be falses promises & nearly robbery...
Well all I can do is waiting in anger, I hate being taken for a fool...
(sorry for the lack of nuance in my post, I lack the english skill to properly depict how I feel about this...)

FBlablabla said:
Hi there,
this will sound a bit angry, but where are the optimisations promised by supercurio months after releasing his Voodoo Sound adaptation ?
I never expected my O2X to become a Cowon J3 for sure, but I bought the control plus app long enough ago and found myself with a "glorified amp" which brings nothing quality-wise, if a fine volume tuning.
I'd expect from a respectable dev. who sells & make money with his app to finish what he started before jumping onto some other obscure project... that sounds more ethical to me. Right now I feel like I'm dumb to have purchased his app, which in my opinion still doesn't deliver what anyone would expect from it, as announced.
At least, I'd like to know if anybody has proof that supercurio hasn't just dropped this project ? In that case, it'd be falses promises & nearly robbery...
Well all I can do is waiting in anger, I hate being taken for a fool...
(sorry for the lack of nuance in my post, I lack the english skill to properly depict how I feel about this...)
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Read his twitter. He's working on a different project right now, and more O2x/G2x improvements will come straight after that

you could try ask him instead of, just write an angry message in here, that will not help you so much

I think I was also speaking in the name of ALL the people who bought his app. I'm pretty confident I'm not the only one who feels this way. By analogy, just think of your O2X bought with the promise of a fast Gingerbread update. Is it there ? Are you happy about this ? Well it's all the same to me.
The lesson is, only trust the ones who deliver what they announce.
P.S : Been fooled twice with my two last phones, first Samsung with Omnia I8910 - case closed, I didn't even consider buying the SGS2 after this chapter; now LG... this can't be accepted.

just relax optimus 2x will get complet voodoo i ask him for a week ago, but he has other projects at the same time. and I'm pretty sure that supercurio is to trust

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I think I was also speaking in the name of ALL the people who bought his app. I'm pretty confident I'm not the only one who feels this way. By analogy, just think of your O2X bought with the promise of a fast Gingerbread update. Is it there ? Are you happy about this ? Well it's all the same to me.
The lesson is, only trust the ones who deliver what they announce.
P.S : Been fooled twice with my two last phones, first Samsung with Omnia I8910 - case closed, I didn't even consider buying the SGS2 after this chapter; now LG... this can't be accepted.
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Dude, supercurio has a real life too... He does this for us in his free time! So things might not come out as fast as one would expect them. So calm down dude.
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just relax optimus 2x will get complet voodoo i ask him for a week ago, but he has other projects at the same time. and I'm pretty sure that supercurio is to trust
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Exactly

[game] Armed! - Starcraft style

I do not know if this has been posted before, but Armed has been released about a week ago. I've been playing it like crazy ever since. Has multiplayer, turn based, etc. CPU AI is pretty hard too.
Check it out here.
http://www.armedgame.com/

wow
looks very nice, im gonna test it out. thank you!
xontec

it's imazing

A lot of reviews say it crashes on startup!
be sure to trial it, if possible, before you waste $4.00USD lol.

erebusares said:
A lot of reviews say it crashes on startup!
be sure to trial it, if possible, before you waste $4.00USD lol.
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It still has a few bugs which may result in crashes every now and then. But it's very stable most of the time. At least for me. Its developers are working hard on some updates that address the bugs/crashes and add new features and maps. I for one don't regret spending 4 bucks for this - in my opinion - awesome game.

I haven't played/test it. I mostly just did some research of reviews. Seeing a good many people say it crashes during start up. They can't play the game. So, just a friendly advisory!

Try powering off your phone. It also has issues for region not being in English/US. So if that happens change your region I think. Otherwise, just wait for the fix.
I love the game, and $4 is nothing for this.

Hi guys.
I'm one of the developers of ARMED!
We're first time smartphone developers... we did a little Java phone development in like 2004, but most of our experience is in PC and console games. Try as we might we had some crash bugs... most of them related to non-US regions.
We spent alot of time before release testing the stability of gameplay... we ran thru hundreds of thousands of automated games driven by special stress test AI, but we made some rookie mistakes in other areas... like not testing the game in different locales.
It also doesn't help that it wasn't till yesterday that we got our first stack traces from Microsoft.... that was almost 2 weeks since our game was up on the marketplace. That's way too slow for the pace of moblie development IMO... we've learned our lesson there are have integrated Bugsense (google it... forum won't let me post links) for the next release.
Anyway the 1.1 release just appeared in the marketplace and it addresses all the bugs we knew of as of a week ago. I'm sure we'll find more, but at least the locale and a couple of dumb crash bugs were squashed and should make it playable for everyone.
Thanks for trying ARMED!

i like the graphics and control. Keep up the godo work.

Are the price depends on our country that we are residing or it's in standard USD.I mean for all the apps in the markrtplace.

Question to the developer:
I am an indie developer with Full-time job, and have my own game on Marketplace as well. How do you promote your game, and do you earn something for all hard work you put into the game ? As I see it right now, it would be really hard to make a living from it.
My game is free (with ads) and recently I added non-ads version of the game for people to donate something, or to disable ads.
What I found out is that from ads you earn ~0
Btw. As I said before your game is really an Eye candy

@Ttblondey
The developer has control over pricing in each region individually if they want to set them.
In our case we set the price for the US region and let it automatically set the equivalent price in all other regions.
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As I see it right now, it would be really hard to make a living from it.
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I sort of agree... it depends on your app/game. Most of what i see on the marketplace are things one could build in a couple of hours or clones of other apps/games. It is hard to rally users behind you if you don't have a unique and high quality product.
At the current sales/ad rate we could not support our entire company (6 people) with ARMED! sales on WP7 alone. We could support one employee... but not 6.
To me this is a victory and shows the potential of WP7 in the future considering that its only 1%-2% of the smartphone market. With the push MS plans to make over the next few months i expect our revenue to at least double if we can keep the attention of the audience with updates and improvements.
That all said... we are looking at ports to other platforms to maximize revenue from the ARMED! brand and core tech. We're not ready to disclose what platforms those are yet... but it won't be Android.
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What I found out is that from ads you earn ~0
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We're struggling with our ads as well. It is all new territory for us, so i'm giving it some time before i pass judgement.
Our 1.0 release was missing ID_CAP_WEBBROWSERCOMPONENT which seems caused the ad network to not show near as many ads as it could. Still even after fixing this in 1.1 on my personal phone i still don't see ads at times which is really confusing to me. Still i see ad revenue improving, but its barely enough to by coffee for the office.
There is money to be made with ads... people are doing it now. Also WP7 often has a higher revenue on the same amount of impressions... but you have to get impressions.
If your game/app is not attracting users then you won't make money with ads. You need to be seeing 50K to 100K impressions per-day to really support yourself with ads alone. Most developers do this by shipping several high quality apps... not just a single one.

Looks very nice!

better then most of the xbox live games. you, sir, are a hero!

Great game, amazing graphics
I already posted a short review of the game to support you guys:
http://pockethacks.com/armed-a-sci-fi-turn-based-multiplayer-strategy-game-for-windows-phone-7/

xhirschix said:
better then most of the xbox live games. you, sir, are a hero!
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Thanks xhirschix.
We're trying hard here to build ARMED! into a fantastic game. It really does help our motivation when people praise and especially buy the game.
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Great game, amazing graphics
I already posted a short review of the game to support you guys:
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We can use all the promotion we can get! Thanks Win_XP!

its nice and amazing

V1.1 work great , wish more and more item will join feture version.

I did the try on this I like this gamethat said I didn't have any issues with it at all. and when I do a try to use if I like it I'll buy it if not I remove it this game has been bought! I had a ball playing this. and didn't get bored at all with it. though It drove me nuts at times...you know when you don't play it well... over all the game is nice and nice work done on it by the Dev team....it's well worth the money....

Looks really sweet. You should consider porting it to tablet enabled Windows 8 computers seeing as the beta goes live in Feb. Then you would be the first indie to have head to head between phone and tablet

The heck with us, average users LOVE this tablet!

We here at xda are tinkerers and perfectionists. We care about esoteric things like benchmarks and measure load times by the millisecond. The slightest hitch and we can't sleep at night for the nightmares of lag monsters and stutter beasts. We flash the newest rom just to flash something new and risk burning our expensive toys up overclocking them until they BSOD.
But you know that the reality is we enthusiasts make up a tiny part of the market for this tablet. Read the reviews of everyday users at retail sites and they are THRILLED with the gorgeous screen, speed and functionality of this new marvel. They regularly comment that the Tab S is THE BEST tablet they have ever used...period. Most of them even like Touchwiz, god forbid.
And you know what? Samsung doesn't make tablets for us here at xda, it makes them for Joe The Jackhammer Operator and Suzy Homemaker. It makes them for average folks who would sooner watch paint dry as spend 5 minutes arguing technological nuance at xda.
So yeah, the Tab S isn't perfect (what is?) but for the folks it is designed for it's pretty damned close.

Although you have to be a techno geek to even be aware of and consider buying the expensive Tab S.
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I'm going to be honest and say I don't mind the visual look of the most modern iteration of Touchwiz. If only they made it not so bloated...

For some reason still no units in bahrain or saudi

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Although you have to be a techno geek to even be aware of and consider buying the expensive Tab S.
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Expensive? The iPad costs the same for less and average folks seem to like that. And then there's the huge national ad campaign.

mitchellvii said:
Expensive? The iPad costs the same for less and average folks seem to like that. And then there's the huge national ad campaign.
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What he said :good:

This is my first Android Tablet(have had iPads) and love it so far. Find it extremely quick and love the screen.

avenging said:
For some reason still no units in bahrain or saudi
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Could be a technological Bahrain drain?

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This is my first Android Tablet(have had iPads) and love it so far. Find it extremely quick and love the screen.
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Welcome to the community!

xchampx13 said:
This is my first Android Tablet(have had iPads) and love it so far. Find it extremely quick and love the screen.
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According to xRevilatioNx the Tab S is a stuttering lagfest with abysmal web browsing performance. I guess you are just imagining things
P.S., I agree with you. Tab S rocks.

mitchellvii said:
According to xRevilatioNx the Tab S is a stuttering lagfest with abysmal web browsing performance. I guess you are just imagining things
P.S., I agree with you. Tab S rocks.
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Using Chrome I haven't had any noticeable issues browsing
Edit: also can't forget the great battery life I have gotten so far on 10.5

Using Chrome Beta and this tweak (chrome://flags/#max-tiles-for-interest-area = 512) for my web browsing, mostly.
Also using Dolphin for flash and Amazon Prime videos.
Just rooted to remove the extra things I don't need or want, and to tweak the multi windows settings.
Since I like giving back I have extra Square Trade discount codes for those that need them (PM - While supplies last).
I took out a 2 year Accidental Damage from Handling (ADH) plan on this puppy in-case I demolish it!

xRevilatioNx said:
Aw... still butt hurt? From the guy who lost ALL CREDIBILITY on this forum, based on assumption and zero facts.. For anyone who wants to see, you can go read his "abysmal" thread about javascript, and see how mitchelvii got his azz handed to him. �� Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2813634
Lastly, for anyone who wants to see how the stock browser performs backed with actual benchmark testing & video demos (actual facts), You can goto the troubleshooting forum, and give it a read. Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2813695 ��
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Lol wow. You've pretty much gotten to the point where every post you make breaks a list of forum rules. Oh well, I sort of expected that.
Anyway, like I said, don't believe your lying eyes or the thousands of glowing reviews from owners across the web. The Tab S sucks, xRevilatioNx said so and he has benchmarks to prove it! Try to ignore that he constantly contradicts himself claiming that the Asus is both much faster than the Tab S and just as "slow" - he can't seem to decide based upon the argument he is trying to make.
So xRev, there is the vast majority that thinks the Tab S is fast and fantastic and then there's you. Funny, was at the BestBuy website earlier reading post after post about how fast the Tab S is, and then there was just one post talking about how laggy and stuttering it was. I thought, my god, xRev finally gave his BestBuy review! A 1 star review in a sea of 5 star feedback.
The Tab S is an amazing piece of hardware held back only by Touchwiz and in part what I believe are security protocols they implement (you are aware Touchwiz implements security right?). Regardless, most folks love Touchwiz and most people is who Samsung cares about.
P.S., xRev, I think you're lost. Shouldn't you be cheerleading over at the Asus website? And oh, the javascript thread? I won that debate. As soon as you started calling names and using contradictory "evidence" it was over.
Yay Tab S!

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Using Chrome I haven't had any noticeable issues browsing
Edit: also can't forget the great battery life I have gotten so far on 10.5
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Thanks, yep its a great tablet.

I'm just curious. Why does a person who clearly hates the Tab S and considers it "abysmal" spend so much time in this forum? Why not just return it and go to the forum of the tablet they love? I don't think I would keep a $500 tabĺet I thought was terrible.

kuromusha38 said:
What an self-aborted, arrogant comment. Who do you think you are? Are you better than the average consumer because you have an XDA account?
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Lol, WHAT?!
I sing the praises of the Tab S and discuss how the average consumer isn't bothered by the picky stuff we care about here at xda and somehow that makes me self absorbed? Sorry dude you lost me on that one.

@ Rev, do you own the Tab S? If so, why since you consider it abysmal? If not, why are you here?
If you read comments from actual owners at retail sites you will see that you are in a very small minority of those who consider this device "abysmal". Most feel this is the best tab they've ever owned. Oh well, as I said why don't you leave those of us who enjoy the fine Tab S alone and go back to your Asus forum?
WHY are you here?

Guys, it's bad enough that you both are ruining the discussion for the rest of us in one topic, but now you're ruining it in others. Neither of you is ever going to "win" this argument so either end it or take it somewhere else where the rest of us don't have to scroll through pages of this garbage.
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I wonder how the Tab S is selling? I'm sure it would be better if it hadn't followed so hard upon the heels of the Tab Pro. Has anyone heard any figures? I know Samsung's sales across the board have been down, in part because everyone is so broke out there.

mitchellvii said:
I wonder how the Tab S is selling? I'm sure it would be better if it hadn't followed so hard upon the heels of the Tab Pro. Has anyone heard any figures? I know Samsung's sales across the board have been down, in part because everyone is so broke out there.
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i think samsung hardly gives sales figures of their tablets if at all, but im assuming part of it could be because the availability of the tablet is not that wide yet at least here in the middle east
(P.s. i think the tab s series will turn their fortunes around in the tablet space for the better)