Motorola Prematurely Xoomed Risks
There are things that we wanted to do as quickly as possible motivated by some reasoning that may had been justifiable at that time as manageable risks, but are now turning out to be just plainly panic driven. I am guessing that's what happened with Motorola Xoom which is now garnering a lot of negative criticisms since launch that include Motorola's stupid act of promising 3G-to-4G upgrades without any clear plans; Motorola's obviously devious overpricing; and Motorola's questionable case on the use of an already registered brand/trademark.
3G now, 4G later
Motorola Xoom is the first Android Honeycomb tablet in the market. It is released with 3G support but it is promised to be upgradeable for free to 4G. Well, as it turned out, the upgrade is not a software upgrade; it's a hardware upgrade! Seriously, Motorola, good luck with that.
Reports show that customers would need to mail the tablet to Motorola and wait for 6 days to get it back upgraded. Goodness! Why not delay the product in the first place and put 4G in if that's the plan anyway? Rushing to market to be the first and then messing up your customer's life is not exactly a good thing.
Ask Motorola if they care. It's all about riding the Android bandwagon, getting quick sales and earning their money back as quickly as they can possibly fool anyone to buy in. What is apparent here is that Motorola's trying to get early adopters to fall into a trap -- buy now and you'll be surprised what we're planning later. Good for those who are willing to wait until May or June when I think the true release date should've been in the first place.
Overpricing
Motorola Xoom's price is totally steep. Yes, it is powerful. Yes, it is beautiful. And, yes, we all know the OS installed is FREE! For the Xoom to be more expensive than the Apple iPad is Motorola expecting too much ROI too soon. Sure, perhaps Android is not really free under the hood, but to charge the customers for customizations like they're buying a full licensed OS is a little bit over the edge.
There are ten good, easy to understand reasons why Motorola is overpriced. Were you thinking that Motorola is risking a lot here for you just so they could be the first to market? Not really. If you think about it, Motorola is making sure that all of their risks are paid for by their own customers ASAP, from that very first tablet sold... and, from the looks of it, those customers would surely pay the price.
Brand Bully
Xoom Corp. sues Motorola for the "Xoom" brand. Xoom Corp. is a financial services company that's been using the Xoom brand as registered since 2004. Motorola's been trying to get that "Xoom" trademark last year. With Xoom Corp's 2004 ownership versus Motorola's 2010 efforts, I think Motorola's being disrespectful here. Although Xoom Corp. and Motorola's businesses are entirely different, we're still talking about the same "word": XOOM -- which can only be spelled and pronounced one way. Is Motorola being a bully? Or are they just being overly risky?
Traditionally, courts give priority to the first user to register a mark, so Xoom Corp. certainly has a case here, but we're not so sure they'll be able to prove that consumers are likely to be confused. -- Engadget
In conclusion: BEWARE! Motorola is putting a lot of risk on their first Honeycomb tablet. Unfortunately, Motorola's expecting their customers to take risks as well. This is really silly, if not stupid. The tablet is cool, but the company manufacturing and marketing it is not. I don't think all the drama that goes with Motorola Xoom would be anything that customers should need to get themselves involved in. To be safe, steer away from the Motorola Xoom for now until the turbulences are all over. Oh, and yes, that's actually an advice... you're welcome!
3G now, 4G later
Motorola Xoom is the first Android Honeycomb tablet in the market. It is released with 3G support but it is promised to be upgradeable for free to 4G. Well, as it turned out, the upgrade is not a software upgrade; it's a hardware upgrade! Seriously, Motorola, good luck with that.
Reports show that customers would need to mail the tablet to Motorola and wait for 6 days to get it back upgraded. Goodness! Why not delay the product in the first place and put 4G in if that's the plan anyway? Rushing to market to be the first and then messing up your customer's life is not exactly a good thing.
Ask Motorola if they care. It's all about riding the Android bandwagon, getting quick sales and earning their money back as quickly as they can possibly fool anyone to buy in. What is apparent here is that Motorola's trying to get early adopters to fall into a trap -- buy now and you'll be surprised what we're planning later. Good for those who are willing to wait until May or June when I think the true release date should've been in the first place.
Overpricing
Motorola Xoom's price is totally steep. Yes, it is powerful. Yes, it is beautiful. And, yes, we all know the OS installed is FREE! For the Xoom to be more expensive than the Apple iPad is Motorola expecting too much ROI too soon. Sure, perhaps Android is not really free under the hood, but to charge the customers for customizations like they're buying a full licensed OS is a little bit over the edge.
There are ten good, easy to understand reasons why Motorola is overpriced. Were you thinking that Motorola is risking a lot here for you just so they could be the first to market? Not really. If you think about it, Motorola is making sure that all of their risks are paid for by their own customers ASAP, from that very first tablet sold... and, from the looks of it, those customers would surely pay the price.
Brand Bully
Xoom Corp. sues Motorola for the "Xoom" brand. Xoom Corp. is a financial services company that's been using the Xoom brand as registered since 2004. Motorola's been trying to get that "Xoom" trademark last year. With Xoom Corp's 2004 ownership versus Motorola's 2010 efforts, I think Motorola's being disrespectful here. Although Xoom Corp. and Motorola's businesses are entirely different, we're still talking about the same "word": XOOM -- which can only be spelled and pronounced one way. Is Motorola being a bully? Or are they just being overly risky?
Traditionally, courts give priority to the first user to register a mark, so Xoom Corp. certainly has a case here, but we're not so sure they'll be able to prove that consumers are likely to be confused. -- Engadget
In conclusion: BEWARE! Motorola is putting a lot of risk on their first Honeycomb tablet. Unfortunately, Motorola's expecting their customers to take risks as well. This is really silly, if not stupid. The tablet is cool, but the company manufacturing and marketing it is not. I don't think all the drama that goes with Motorola Xoom would be anything that customers should need to get themselves involved in. To be safe, steer away from the Motorola Xoom for now until the turbulences are all over. Oh, and yes, that's actually an advice... you're welcome!
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