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Originally Posted by madsquabbles
kinda sad for the xoom...
i did put in an order for the transfomer! but i won't get it for 2 weeks...
man the transformer is selling out fast everywhere. i'd guess they've sold more today than the xoom has sold in 2 months.
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It is sad, they had a bona fide blockbuster on their hands but made two faulty errors
1. Got in bed with Verizon for forced contracts
2. delayed the wi fi only version (leaving a $799 onlyoff contract option)
I mean who in their right mind is going to pay almost a grand for a tablet. and then who wants another 2 year contract.
my guess Moto had contracts signed with Verizon before Samsung Galaxy TAB proved to be a bust because of the contracts to price ratio.
The xoom is a tremendous tablet, it's build quality is top notch. and it's screen ( though it may not show in the harsh lights at Best Buy and others) is gorgous. It's much softer on the eyes
But if they go back to the drawing board, get a 16G Wifi only for around $450 - $500 and come back with a sleak marketing campaign, this could come back.
but it's tough now, I think this will be the Asus show for a while.