It appears that Verizon (or Motorola) got the content: The Android Xyboards are extremely damn costly when associated with a couple-year commitment. Until today, Verizon was selling the ten.1 Xoom 2 for $529 and needed a couple-year contract. Ridiculous. Well, after today s cost cuts, the costs are less absurd, but simply slightly.
Verizon lopped $50 from the on-contract cost making the 16GB 10.1-inch $479 using the 8-inch selling just $379. Obviously purchasers continue to be needed to sign the contract to be able to have that cost. However the unsubsidized models didn t obtain the same love. Let alone the new tabs are basically downgraded versions from the 10 month old Xoom, these models still retail for $699 for purchasers wise enough to prevent anything (but dumb enough to wish the tab to begin with).
Despite the low cost, the two-year commitment is extremely difficult. By basically securing an earlier adopter (each and every Android tab buyer still qualifies with this title) into already dated hardware, service providers are significantly slowing down the adoption rate. If Apple or AT&T had employed exactly the same tactic using the original iPad, the apple ipad 2 would surely not been as large of the hit. However, whatever delusional Android fanboy buys a Xoom 2 from Verizon on-contract, barring having to pay our prime ETF, they re locked into that one model until a minimum of 2013.
It appears like once more everybody s the reason for another Motorola tablet failure.
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