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For what its worth... Best Buy Facebook says 2/24 for Motorola Xoom
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Release date ? (BBY Xoom page active as of 2/20)
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tyneusch
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Someone that is running that facebook site for Best Buy is going to lose their head and most-likely their job if that wasn't a scheduled "leak." I work in PR and using social media, as everone knows, is one of the best and most effective ways to spread the word, short of mass media.
I, like everyone else on this and many other android forums, am hoping for a release date VERY SOON on the Xoom but I fear for that person's job if that wasn't scheduled.
Virgil1528
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Verizon didn't make them take it down, the company did. Individual store facebook pages are run by employees in the store. The associate took it upon themselves to release rumored information. No release date has been leaked to Best Buy employees yet.
When the page got all that attention, the company saw it and made them take it down. The stores are all encouraged to have their own page, but there just isn't a way to audit the posts of over 1000 stores all the time.
When the page got all that attention, the company saw it and made them take it down. The stores are all encouraged to have their own page, but there just isn't a way to audit the posts of over 1000 stores all the time.
Don S
Android Enthusiast
Hmm. A/C has the Thunderbolt being released on 2/24. If true I wonder if this is bad news for a XOOM potential release date. VZ wouldn't release them both on the same date I would think, would they?
I was asking myself the same question. There is still a lot of people saying thunder is coming 13-14. In any case we have a tablet and a smart phone, so it's not like there competing for the same buyers.
considering they are totally different products types (smartphone vs tablet) and from different companies i don't see why they wouldn't release both at the same time... of coarse i am biased because i want the xoom on the 24th
tyneusch
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I guess I am asking myself THIS question, if this is supposed to be out in the next week to 2 weeks, where is the preorder?? Or will there be one? I mean those usually come about a week before release, maybe 10 days, so we should be seeing SOMETHING, ANYTHING soon....I hope.
For reals, there hasn't been any offical news about the Xoom since the motorola earnings call with Sanjay. If were really 2 weeks away I don't see why they wouldn't say "yes the 24th the xoom will be released, and it will be priced at X amount." I'd bet were looking at march release if nothing is said between now and next friday. My only hope for february release is that guys like chad johnson already have them in there hands.
tyneusch
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I agree whole heartedly but part of me thinks that the xoom is aimed at the more "die-hard" android fan base out there. Or atleast people that are familiar with the tablet tech industry. I would like to think that the xoom would be a great intro/"welcome to android" product BUT the supposed $800 pricetag would argue otherwise. No newbie to android would pay that.
i think the timing will line up nicely. this is how i would think about it, at MWC next week rebuild the hype the xoom already has then during the show "and the xoom will be out on the 24th for $xxx and pre-orders will start tomorrow".
give it that kind of here is a cool product and even cooler you can get it now type thing that alot of companies are doing. then they can ride the hype from MWC into the pre-orders which tech news sites will report and talk about right into launch.
give it that kind of here is a cool product and even cooler you can get it now type thing that alot of companies are doing. then they can ride the hype from MWC into the pre-orders which tech news sites will report and talk about right into launch.
tyneusch
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So Mashable just ran a story regarding Samsung's specs for its new Galaxy Tab that will be reveiled sunday night at MWC. At the very end of the story they say, "Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system that's due to launch on February 17." I know it isn't much but for a news site like Mashable to toss a "fact" out like that is pretty substantial.
IF HC is due to be LAUNCHED on the 17th, this means that there has to be a tablet to put said operating system on, therefore, something is coming...in a week.
The article is here:
Mashable - New Samsung Galaxy Tablet Specs Leaked
IF HC is due to be LAUNCHED on the 17th, this means that there has to be a tablet to put said operating system on, therefore, something is coming...in a week.
The article is here:
Mashable - New Samsung Galaxy Tablet Specs Leaked
I could see Google releasing the SDK on that date, since it's the last day of Mobile World Congress. Releasing the Xoom on that date is unlikely, but possible I guess. It wouldn't surprise me if Google released the SDK for Honeycomb, and Motorola gave the official launch date for the Xoom, with pre-orders starting 2/17. After all, they're both going to be at MWC.
On another note... Leaked Costco ad for the Xoom. Still no release date or pricing info on it.
On another note... Leaked Costco ad for the Xoom. Still no release date or pricing info on it.
BUT! This seems to confirm the required data plan for the xoom that was stated in the BB flyer.
tyneusch
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That it does, which means that BB's ad is coming to fruition fact by fact. As I am already sold on buying one, all I need is a date and I can breath a small sigh of relief.
PS - Whom ever does the BB ads need to utilize spell check, they SUCK.
AND......!!! The Xoom news keeps flying today folks!
Confirmed: Motorola XOOM is $799 at Best Buy, 1-Month Data Package Required to Unlock WiFi - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
Keep in mind BB also said before christmas 2010 they were getting a samsung galaxy tab wifi only. So I take anything they spew out with a grain of salt. Also seems that typo for activate is still there hmm...
Confirmed: Motorola XOOM is $799 at Best Buy, 1-Month Data Package Required to Unlock WiFi - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
Keep in mind BB also said before christmas 2010 they were getting a samsung galaxy tab wifi only. So I take anything they spew out with a grain of salt. Also seems that typo for activate is still there hmm...
tyneusch
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I am sure we are all aware that this BBY ad has been discussed in HEAVY detail in many other threads/forums but I am starting to think that if they have put this in ad form and someone has gotten a pic of it, it seems to be true. I am bothered by the spelling issues but it would take A LOT to fake that ad.
So we are looking at a date of the 24th to purchase the Xoom in the store but we still are looking for a preorder date...anyone??
tyneusch
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So... The first VZ 4G LTE phone ever, and the first Honeycomb tablet ever released at the same stores on the same day.. I still have my doubts, but signs do seem to point this way. I'll wait for something official. Also, I wouldn't be happy about the longer lines
I will not be happy about the lines either as I will be buying the Xoom and then pretty much going straight to work.
Also, IMO, Best Buy, VZW or Motorola could probably care less about lines...I mean they are selling as you stated, the FIRST VZ 4G LTE phone and FIRST Honeycomb Tablet. They are HOPING to spike their sales right away this year. But I would also like to hear some OFFICIAL news.
tyneusch
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The ad states that it is coming out on the 24th, so in 2 weeks. It wouldn't be in the paper this sunday.
Yeah, you're right. No idea what I was thinking.