This is why I think the author came frustratingly close to having a good point. If 7" is so different, then shouldn't applications be different? Shouldn't there be more applications making use of that difference just as iOS applications may have different layouts on an iPhone than they do on an iPad?
I don't mean to suggest that it's impossible for Android developers to make 7"-targeted apps, but at the present time it doesn't seem like there is much reason to, giving the iPad an edge.
This is why I think the author came frustratingly close to having a good point. If 7" is so different, then shouldn't applications be different?
Absolutely. A big thing about Froyo on tablets is that most apps assume that you have a small screen: The default email readers, for instance, show a singular list of emails, and then you open it and the single email takes the screen.
There is a very flexible layout engine in Android, and apps are by default resolution and aspect ratio independent, but making an app with a view pane, for instance, just isn't high on many people's priorities given the lack of real world targets.
Though of course the browser fully takes advantage of the larger screen and resolution, as does video. Both of those are the number 1 reason why people want a larger screen in the first place.
This is why I think the author came frustratingly close to having a good point. If 7" is so different, then shouldn't applications be different? Shouldn't there be more applications making use of that difference just as iOS applications may have different layouts on an iPhone than they do on an iPad?
I don't mean to suggest that it's impossible for Android developers to make 7"-targeted apps, but at the present time it doesn't seem like there is much reason to, giving the iPad an edge.