General Tech Notes

I was hopeful for the Motorola Xoom.  Oh well.  Don't get me wrong, it will sell well because they are pushing them via Sam's club, plus all the people who have been unwilling to deal with Apple's draconian walled garden.  It is a nice device, fast, clear screen with better resolution than iPad ( I still don't get the glossy screens, sexy but mirrors ), but it's not ready for prime time.

I love Android, but I still use an iPhone.  The iPhone works better with exchange and seems more predictable in what it will do.  I get annoyed with iPhone and I sold my iPad because of the crappy screen, horrible ergonomics, and stupid charging problems, but their iOS is more mature.

The first thing everyone said when they picked up the iPad was, "oh, it's heavy".  When people pick up the Xoom they said "oh my god, it's heavy".  It's only a bit heavier than iPad but it feels as heavy as a laptop.

Everyone agreed it was very fast and the screen was clear.  The wierd part?  No apps.  Ok, 15 usable ones, but why put Android 3.0 on instead of 2.2 like on the Galaxy tab?  Plenty of apps for Android 2.2.

So apps will come out, and they will sell a bunch, but it made me reconsider.  I was going to move from iPhone 3GS to Android Infuse 4.5" this year, but now I am thinking about just waiting for iPhone 4G or 4S or whatever they decide to call it once they get over their design compromise issues.

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