谷歌平板能打败苹果iPad吗？

    日前，《财富》技术头脑风暴大会（Fortune Brainstorm Tech）在美国阿斯彭市召开。在今天的早餐讨论会上，谷歌高管亨里克•德•卡斯特罗力图向大家阐述，Android的开放性架构将成为其击败平板霸主iPad的关键差异性因素。

    德•卡斯特罗一边抚摸着手中的Nexus 7，一边解释说：“现实情况是，如果生态系统能蓬勃发展，产品也能变得更好，而一个开放的系统必然能胜过封闭系统。我们相信开放性将为Android带来莫大的裨益。”

    不过，几乎所有与会者都拥有一部iPad，在这样的场合，德•卡斯特罗当然会被大家群起攻之。

    风险投资家艾伦•帕提科夫反驳说：“但它无法吸引到消费者”。当德•卡斯特罗询问大家Android还有什么地方需要改进时，帕提科夫回应说：“如果能更快、更便捷、更简单、有更多功能的话就好了……我们都在期待安卓能够拿出更优秀的东西。”

    译者：项航

    During a breakfast panel today at Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Aspen, Google (GOOG) executive Henrique De Castro tried making the case that Android's open architecture will be the key differentiator that helps it topple iPad's dominance.

    "The reality is that the product is better when the ecosystem around it is better, and an open system is better than a closed system," Del Castro said, while cradling a Nexus 7 device in his hands. "We believe it will be a huge benefit."

    But in a room where almost every attendee acknowledged owning an iPad, there was plenty of pushback.

    "But that won't make people buy it," objected venture capitalist Alan Patricof. When Del Castro asked what Android would need, Patricof replied: "If it's faster, easier, simpler or has more features... We're all waiting for something better to come along."