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And, bizarrely, the Xyboard can't access the mobile versions of some Web sites, despite relying on a mobile browser. (Browsers like Skyfire solve this particular problem but introduce others. And Opera Mobile can be faster, but it too has its own problems.). Even a simple thing like typing in a Web address in the stock browser can become so slow (molasses comes to mind) that you have to wonder what Motorola and/or Google were thinking. (Google, after all, is slated to become Motorola's parent company).

And it gets worse, My Xyboard, despite being announced just as Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) was being released, came with Android 3.2, And it won't get Ice Cream Sandwich until "Q3" (third quarter) of this year, If, in fact, Motorola doesn't delay the update (not unheard of in the annals of promised updates), I don't know if ICS would solve the performance problems, but it might at least be a start, I could go on, citing other negatives (text input), but I won't bagels bagels bagels iphone case because I've covered the most serious shortcoming for me: browsing..

I want to like the Xyboard: Not only because I spent my own money but because I like the design--more than the iPad's. That was probably the single biggest reason I walked into my local Verizon store and grabbed the Xyboard. I like the wide 10.1-inch screen and I like the way it sits in my palm (again, more than the iPad on both counts). And I like the LTE "4G" (though it doesn't work in 4G areas as consistently as I had hoped). I also know that the Xyboard's dual-core Texas Instruments' OMAP 4430 chip with an Imagination SGX540 graphics chip has a lot more potential than Motorola and/or Google have been able to wring out of it. I know there's potential for some very snappy sustained performance, but Motorola and/or Google haven't optimized the software to enable that.

Amazon got it right with the Kindle Fire: The Kindle Fire (Android 2.3) is a much better experience, Browsing with the built-in Android browser is reliable and consistently faster than browsing on the Xyboard, E-mail works as advertised, text input is snappy, and the apps that I need work well, (And note that the Kindle Fire uses the same TI chip bagels bagels bagels iphone case as the Xyboard does.), So, how did a Web retailer create a tablet for $199 (about $500 less than what I paid for the Xyboard) that works surprisingly well for a Gen 1 product? And do a better job than a device heavyweight like Motorola? I would submit that Amazon is much more focused on fusing the software with the underlying hardware, Sound familiar? Yeah, just like Apple..

While there are some obvious limitations to extended data input, formatting, and precise image editing (among other tasks), that could change in a heartbeat. In other words, imagine an Apple-designed hybrid tablet-laptop (think: Asus Transformer Prime as a template) running iOS. Would that render the MacBook obsolete? An interesting point to ponder as we wait for Apple's imminent iPad 3. Updated on February 19 at 1:30 a.m. PST: amending discussion about YouTube issues. Updated on February 21 at 1:00 a.m. PST: A Xyboard Android update is now available that installs Honeycomb 3.2.2. After installing the update, some of the browser performance issues--that I had been having for almost two months--appear to be fixed. More later.