Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizon, $600 for WiFi-only

Re:Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizo... by Tichy on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @01:17PM (#2227504)

The main problem for me is that they destroyed trust by refusing to update the Android OS on some of their phones. Presumably the same thing will happen on the tablet.

I wish for a "Nexus One" of Honeycomb tablets...

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Re:Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizo... by jra101 on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @01:40PM (#2227636)

Xoom is running a stock install of Honeycomb with no Motorola UI modifications so hopefully this means quick updates. Also a Wifi only version means no additional delay due to the network carrier.

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Re:Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizo... by kbob on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @01:23PM (#2227535)

Google got burned when they tried to sell Nexus phones directly; they couldn't match the carriers' bundled prices. But it might make sense for Google to sell a WiFi-only tablet directly.

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Re:Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizo... by Tichy on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @02:21PM (#2227813)

They don't have to sell it directly, only guarantee OS updates. Speaking of which, somehow I still don't have Gingerbread on my N1.

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Re:Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizo... by r00fus on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @01:26PM (#2227551)

Via which retail store? They need someone to actually sell the product, and Google has no experience with end-customer product sales.

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Re:Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizo... by wmf on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @02:21PM (#2227816)

The Nexus S is in Best Buy. Having no retail for the Nexus One was dumb, but Google has learned.

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Re:Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizo... by rudiger on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @01:30PM (#2227575)

If Google can't match $600-800 dollars for a tablet device, that's just embarrassing.

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Re:Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizo... by kbob on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @01:47PM (#2227668)

Exactly. The Nexus One at $599 (I think) was competing against Verizon's Droid at $99 with rebate. A Google WiFi-only tablet would compete against the WiFi-only Xoom at $599 and could be price-competitive.

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