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You have to remember that the Xoom is only the very first of many devices that will run Android 3.0 ("Honeycomb")--as such it's almost a "beta" system since no one else has such a device yet. But once the other devices running Android 3.0 start to hit the retail channel later this year I expect it to get a lot better.

I think you have to remember that when the iPad first came out in April 2010, people noted at once it felt like an iPod touch writ large, complete with the limitations of the version of iOS at the time (3.2 I believe). The iPad didn't really start to get useful until iOS 4.2.1 became available in November 2010.

There are persistent rumors that Apple may preview iOS 5.0 very soon--it's supposed to have a much-improved interface and will be part of iPhone 5 when that ships in July 2011. Don't be surprised that iOS 5.0 allows for display resolution independence, which will pave the way for both the iPhone and iPad to support far high resolutions in the future on the device displays.

You have to remember that the Xoom is only the very first of many devices that will run Android 3.0 ("Honeycomb")--as such it's almost a "beta" system since no one else has such a device yet. But once the other devices running Android 3.0 start to hit the retail channel later this year I expect it to get a lot better.

The Xoom is not a beta product. Companies don't release $800 beta products. In its desperation to imitate Apple, Motorola rushed a very inferior product to market. Companies are really desperate to imitate Apple.

I think you have to remember that when the iPad first came out in April 2010, people noted at once it felt like an iPod touch writ large, complete with the limitations of the version of iOS at the time (3.2 I believe). The iPad didn't really start to get useful until iOS 4.2.1 became available in November 2010.

Everyone I talked to who bought the iPad during its first month of release had this to say about it: "I love it". And I talked to quite a few. In fact I talked to everyone I saw with one.

There are persistent rumors that Apple may preview iOS 5.0 very soon

Apple was the first to market and are way ahead of the others. It will remain that way for some time to come as companies rush in desperation to imitate Apple.