As expected, Motorola took their shot at the iPad with their full length commercial during the Super Bowl Ad extravaganza. Give it a gander below and let us know what you think. In addition, Motorola has launched the official page for the Xoom and provides tons of pics, videos, and an in depth look at the features. Check it out here. And lastly, the guys over at Engadget caught wind of a Best Buy circular showing the Xoom to initially come in at $800.00 with a Feb 24th launch date. Will you get one, or will that price tag deter you? Hit the break to check out some more pics and to view the Xoom ad aired during Super Bowl XLV.
The Android tablet makers need to take a play from game console makers: sell your hardware low or at a small loss to get a large install base. Then come out with high-end hardware for big profits. Without a significant market share, Android on tablets isn’t going to get the developer support that it needs to succeed vs the iPad.
Looking at the product it looks like they have out apple’ed apple.
Holy Overpriced Tablets Batman! Did they even consider TRYING to competitively price the Xoom vs the iPad? Sure the Xoom is an awesome piece of hardware, but I could get a fully functional laptop for that price.
They need to have a wi-fi only version and no more than $499.
$800! They think they can out Apple Apple? :V
Too rich for my blood. Get the damn things WiFi only for about $300 and then we’ll talk.
Ain’t nobody buying that for $800.