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Why Google needs a $99 tablet – ZDNet
More than iPads or Android phones, a cheap Google tablet is what the world needs right now.
Eight years ago, Google released the Nexus 7, a 7-inch Android tablet, running a reference version of the Jelly Bean 4.3 OS. Produced in cooperation with Asus, it was fast, ran all Android smartphone apps, and — most significantly — was at the time inexpensive: $229 with 16GB of RAM in its basic configuration.
The device was popular with developers who wanted a cheap tablet that ran the latest pure vanilla Android build. It was also popular with consumers who wanted a no-nonsense content con…
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