LiquidOxygen80: They blew it by not having actual access to the Android market, in my opinion. That would have been my sole reason to get one, aside from easy emulation apps/storage, etc.
Hmmm perhaps. I've gotten a bit fed up with the Google play store, where it won't let you download free apps unless you're logged in, which involves you having a G+ account, and by all rights i totally ignore except in order to use the tablet (
another empty account somewhere).
Although, it could have gotten a large boost from specific apps... Like SNES and Genesis emulation, i know i saw them there on the store, and with a controller you could have had a retro system for playing all your old titles, assuming you got the roms (
and they are easy enough to get... But as not to enter taboo topics i'll stop here).
Hmmm also if the Ouya offered simple streaming services from your PC/network, it could have gotten a good foothold for users who have strong PC's but want to watch stuff from the living room, the tiny design and just having to decode Mpeg4 would have served it well. Would have also worked if they had a laptop and OS tie-in, which would let people program and experiment with it, preferably using a transportable API like OpenGL which would let you move it to another platform/system with minimal fuss. Although maybe i'm thinking too much of the Raspberry Pi... (
I love those things.. just wish it would decode all Mpeg4 content properly :()