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2011-03-24 , 17:33
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
Aye, I was just berating them because they seem to have a pattern of spoiling what started out as a 'good' thing.

1. Razr: it was a good & simple workhorse, then they overdevelop the skins without appreciable increase to the core strengths and finally overdose the world til they could take no more Razrs.

2. Android? I guess this one is personal, cause I'm bitter for reading good things about the (original cdma Droid) and when I bought the Milestone (int'l gsm version of droid) I later found out its bootloader is locked up tight. And that they botched up execution of a pretty cool concept in Xoom.
Gotcha! 100% agreement.

I'm also a bit disappointed in how they rushed the Xoom and how greedy they were with the pricing. Though there hasn't been an official teardown, I'm betting that there's less than $250 of materials in that thing, and running a free OS.

They're probably using this time before the direct competition (other Android honeycomb tablets) enter the fray to try to rack up as many sales as possible (early adopters) and then lower it when the competition enters the market.

I know that once that Tab hits, I will not even think of the Xoom. I do, however, like the dual 5MP cameras -- I've got a soft spot for 3D, especially so considering that I have two eyeballs.
 

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