The newly leaked document answers the question of "when" which was asked after the other question of how much seemed to have been answered a few days ago. It's still unclear if that $800 price for the 10-inch Motorola Xoom, which has been called the first real competition for the iPad, will be accompanied by a lower subsidized price, as well.
In fact, the same tipster who leaked the launch date has found a different price. The unnamed source says that the price point will be $699.99. It's possible the other $800 price is unsubsidized, with the new price subsidized; it's still unclear.
Motorola has previously said the 3G version of the Xoom will launch "sometime in Q1 2011). The 4G version will arrive in Q2, and the 3G model will be upgradeable, though exactly how is not clear. While this still fits the rumor category, it does follow the normal Verizon strategy of Thursday launches.
While there is much angst over the alleged $800 (or even $700) price, most are comparing that price with the $499 price for the wi-fi only iPad that has only 16GB of storage. It should be remembered that this model has 3G, as well, will be upgradeable to 4G, has NVIDIA's dual-core Tegra 2, as well as 32GB of storage (reportedly).
That said, it doesn't mean that a lower price wouldn't be better. It does mean, however, that people comparing these models are not making fair comparisons.
