12 reasons why developers should favor Android tablets over iPad
By Robert Scoble
OK, maybe Steve Jobs' reality distortion field is wearing off a bit, and I might feel differently in a week when I get my iPad 2, but after playing with my Motorola XOOM a lot more tonight and seeing just what "no apps" looks like, I got something to say to developers:
You should build for Android. Before you build for iPad. Here's why.
1. The bar on Android for getting noticed is very very very low! I mean it's so low that I feel that I could write an app and get noticed tonight. Even a crappy app. Even one that does nothing but make fart noises. While on iPad you better have an Angry Birds or Foursquare or Instagram killer just to have a prayer of getting TechCrunch to pay attention to you. Hint: your app isn't yet as good as Angry Birds, Foursquare, or Instagram, so stay away from Apple.
2. Yobongo is learning tonight the hard way that