The Google apps on the Xoom are fantastic and make the iPad versions look primitive. But *currently* the sheer number of apps available for the iPad creates increased functionality *now*. However, its exciting to know that the openness of Android will likely produce apps that are very useful and unique but which aren't allowed on iOS.
This depends on usage. I use my XOOM mostly to replace my laptop. The Google apps are essential as well as e-mails (exchange and POP), browsing, creating/editing docs / spreadsheets / presentations. The contact manager is also fantastic, allowing me to sort contacts into multiple custom types for better management. The only thing I'd like to see now is a tiered contact list in which I can list a company name in a field called "accounts" and have nested lists of contacts under it, like "senior management", "engineering", purchasing", "component engineering", etc...
I also write code. Compile, simulation and debug are done remotely on my desktop, using PocketCloud.
For me, any minor and temporary limitations are more than made up for with the benefits XOOM/Google offers.
We're talking about two different things here. I'm talking about the number of apps available for each platform and you are talking about the Android platform overtaking iOS on phones.
Not really. I'm drawing a parallel between what was said about the market numbers last year and what you are saying about app count this year. Watch the app count. I'll bet it reaches parity in half the time you predict.
That being said, many of us are not interested in how many games/puzzles we can play or streaming episodes of "Friends". Many of us have what we need already, so app count is meaningless.
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