Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27

What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that the Flash codebase must be a massive stinking pile of shit. They can't give Linux security updates and they can't get it to work on one of the most important non-Apple tablets in existence.<p>This is why you write tests instead of adding features. Because while meeting your deadline today is good, not ever being able to meet a deadline again is pretty bad.

I hope this is easy for Canadians to purchase. All the Wi-Fi Xoom articles today mention US retailers, many of which have Canadian stores but there doesn't seem to be any mention of Canada. Sure, I can order it and send it up here but they'll charge me all sorts of extra fees for that. Anyone know what the deal is on international Xoom purchases?

We need cheaper Android Honeycomb tablets: Something equivalent to the WiFi-only Xoom for $499, and lower-end devices in the $250–350 range.<p>Don't get me wrong, I really like my Xoom, and it's a fun device to hack on. But Android has historically thrived on two things: "Good enough" devices, and a huge range of form factors and price points. And we're just not there yet.<p>I suppose I'll have to wait a couple of months until the deluge starts. :-)

Aw. For a second, I thought this was going to be about a Wi-Fi-only <i></i>phone<i></i>.<p>When that becomes a popular product category, it will be an interesting day in tech.