Help XOOM announced: 4g "upgradable". How?

[ckeegan]

I dono why remove one the major highlights out of your promo video? This was a major selling point, and now there removing traces of it...

That video change happened along side the announcement of the European version, which may not be getting a 4G upgrade, who knows?

Unless this changes (Motorola XOOM | Verizon Wireless), I'm not worried about it.

 

[StreakTheQuad]

Free upgrade to 4g per Jha in wall street journal blog:

http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/02/16/motorola-executive-defends-tablet-price-tag/

 

[melantus]

Free upgrade to 4g per Jha in wall street journal blog

Great find! Now if I can only find my own post where I said "4G upgrade" would be on the house, and ckeegan thought I was crazy.

 

[ckeegan]

Free upgrade to 4g per Jha in wall street journal blog:

Motorola Executive Defends Tablet Price Tag - Tech Europe - WSJ

Well, that's certainly awesome, not to mention his words about a Google music and video service.

 

[melantus]

Found it! Couldn't help myself lol!!

I'm guessing 599 for wifi only and to ease the people who are buying 3G one for 799 the upgrade to 4G will be on the house.

A $200 reduction for removing a 3G radio? Doubtful.

Don't forget, Motorola will have to market/sell/distribute/support a Wi-Fi only version by themselves, all at added cost.

 

[StreakTheQuad]

Well, that's certainly awesome, not to mention his words about a Google music and video service.

I thought that the video service referred to youtube, but I would love access to an itunes-like store for movie rental or purchase. I think this is critical; what good is the HD display if you have to sideload your own movies?

 

[ckeegan]

I thought that the video service referred to youtube, but I would love access to an itunes-like store for movie rental or purchase. I think this is critical; what good is the HD display if you have to sideload your own movies?

No, in the WSJ article, he said music and video were coming, which he wouldn't have said, since YouTube is already here.

“There will be music service, there will be video service.”

 

[StreakTheQuad]

No, in the WSJ article, he said music and video were coming, which he wouldn't have said, since YouTube is already here.

Great catch. Reading is fundamental!

 

[Don S]

Hmm. I don't like the sound of this:

" Instead, you