Whats the best reason to buy an Android tablet? One is that the Android software platform is rapidly becoming the standard for portable devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. This is because when Google purchased Android from its originators, it made it open source, meaning that developers could use it free to develop their own mobile devices and apps to work with them.

As Android becomes more commonly used, so does the ability for devices to communicate between each other. Even now, both Blackberry (RIM platform) and Windows Mobile are beginning to suffer as an increasing number of people choose to use Android smartphones. The same is true of tablets! Why purchase a tablet computer using a specific platform that makes it unable to communicate with Android devices or use apps designed for Android?

Here are some very good reasons why choosing an Android tablet will offer you so much more flexibility than an equivalent using an alternative software platform.

Massive Selection of Apps

Android tablets can run a massive range of apps for Android devices that you can download using wireless internet.  Sports news, weather, dictionaries, games, maps, music. . .  If you can get it with an iPhone or iPad you can likely get with an Android tablet. This platform is rapidly increasing in use, and Sony decided to use the Android platform for the new Sony Internet TV.  By making it open source, Google has likely made a good decision and likely turned the Apple Vs Google device challenge its way.

Wireless Internet Connection

WiFi enables you to get a connection from any Hotspot or by use of a USB mobile dongle. So you can get online with your tablet anywhere you can get a cell phone signal. You can logon to your Friendster or Facebook page or use Twitter online. With an Android tablet, you have portability with the full online power of a PC.

Fabulous Entertainment

Android devices are MP3 enabled, so you can use your Android tablet to play all your favorite music, and also download music using your wireless internet connection. Amazon and Google have got together to produce their version of the iTunes store- the Android Music Store.  It won't be long before this is the biggest music store online, because along with the power of Amazon, Android is expanding faster than the Apple system, and Android tablets between them are set to outstrip iPads.

Another benefit of Android devices is that you can change the formatting of apps such as messaging services:  you can use whatever messaging service you want from those available using Android, and are not stuck with what Apple has to offer. You can use any Android app on your Android tablet, and there are many more of these than there are of Apple-compatible apps

Apple now has Google and Microsoft to deal with, and may find itself stretched to compete against both in the tablet market. Among some of the fabulous Android tablets available online are:

• The Toshiba Thrive
• The Motorola Xoom
• The Skytex Skypad
• The Samsung Galaxy

Each one with something fabulous to offer you:  the Android platform that enables them to communicate with each other and with you!