Playbooks sales exceeding Xoom. Not a shocker.

[scorpiodsu]

RIM's Playbook Sales Far Exceeding Motorola Xoom: Analyst - International Business Times

Between the lack of marketing and price, I am not surprised one bit.

 

[gregg37]

But the reviews of the device (by industry sites) are horrid. Shame really.

 

[Chrisy]

That's surprising to me since the Playbook didnt get much ad time either. However still looks like RIM can't put out a decent browsing experience. This was my biggest disappointment with my Blackberry. I was hoping it would improve.

Is the bridge browser the only browser on there?

http://forums.crackberry.com/f222/bridge-browser-issues-need-someone-compare-606206/

http://forums.crackberry.com/f222/browser-identification-limiting-problem-606656/

 

[Bossxii]

Those people who already own a BB phone, this is a no brainer with the slick integration between the two. Still tons of BB users vs Android in the enterprise market. That alone will easily take over anything the only Honeycomb tablet is selling right now.

 

[siscim23]

I'm kinda surprised it costs the same for the 32GB but with a noticeably smaller screen.

 

[Bossxii]

I think Asus Transformer in the $399+ price point will sell more than the Xoom. People are still going to compare price before anything, and the iPad's $499 starting price set the bar pretty damn low. Motorola is not going to sell 15 or 20 million Xoom's, simply to much competition running the same OS. They have to constantly improve hardware and lower price to sell more tablets. Just like the smartphone market, Honeycomb may one day take over as the market share lead in tablet OS, but no one tablet will likely outsell the iPad anytime soon.

Apple only has one horse to ride, and they advertise and promote the heck out of it. The iPad 2 is now the only thing they have to focus on, and with 10's of millions expected to sell in 2011 it will bring in billions in revenue which they can easily pay for ads non stop. '

Google isn't advertising Honeycomb, nor is Moto, they try to push their brand name and spec list. IMO instead of pushing the benifits of the OS, they try some special effects that leave no real impression on the consumer. They have no clue what Honeycomb can do. Apple focuses on the OS aside from showing how thin the tablet is. They show what you can do with it, vs a hardware list.. which sells product to the general public. The general public do not speak geek, they do not understand what ram vs flash is, what dual core cpus or Tegra 2 means... SHOW THEM the OS and it's featrues... don't tell them it has a Tegra 2 with 1 gig of ram... that may as well be latin, because they simply don't understand.

That is my thoughts on why the Xoom is not sellnig as well as it could be.

 

[jsntrenkler]

I think the playbook will become a fantastic device for those who love their blackberry's ... The integration will be awesome. I personally prefer the xoom and had the opportunity to play with a playbook yesterday. Xoom IMO is a much better balance of tech and performance.

 

[scorpiodsu]

I think a major reason for it is the fact that RIM has a lot of blackberry users that have been longing for something new for a long time. So this "need" has caused them to go out in droves to get one. While on the other hand, Android users are much more content with their hand held devices and don't have the same "itch" that blackberry users had. Combine that with the fact that there will be several Android tabs with honeycomb it makes it harder for just 1 Android device to have huge sales.

With the playbook though, it's the only device with QNX in the near future so people aren't waiting for another tablet if they've already concluded they want one made by RIM. That's the price to be paid as an Android manufacturer..... modest sales at best because of the amount of competition on the same platform. We all know Android is sales by committee. So while 1 Android tab may not sell more than the playbook or iPad, the aggregate population will eventually. Good for consumers but not so good for the companies making the devices.

 

[Complex Pants]

A few things. That article never mentioned if they were comparing the Playbook against the 3G/4G Xoom or the Wifi Xoom. Also they said that the Playbook had more apps available to it than then Xoom, which is just false. One of the reviewers was also surprised that the 10" Xoom was heavier than the 7" Playbook.

I will wait until I see the Wifi sales numbers and the overseas sales before I make a call.

 

[shingi_70]

A few things. That article never mentioned if they were comparing the Playbook against the 3G/4G Xoom or the Wifi Xoom. Also they said that the Playbook had more apps available to it than then Xoom, which is just false. One of the reviewers was also surprised that the 10" Xoom was heavier than the 7" Playbook.

I will wait until I see the Wifi sales numbers and the overseas sales before I make a call.

From what I hear the honeycomb market only has about 200 apps. The playbook had 3000 at lauch. (Hell the xoom has been out for 2 months and it still doesn't have a twitter app)

Tried the playbook and xoom yesterday. I like honeycomb but qnx isn't bad either. The playbook has better build quality (rubber back). And gestures are cool. The xoom has better apps and full use of the software.

Granted none of them are making not want an ipad (they need apps) but ll wait to see what samung pr hp does. I did tell my uncle to get a playbook to go with his next phone (bb).

 

[Complex Pants]

Honeycomb is compatible with the majority of android apps. What honeycomb doesnt have right now is a plethora of apps designed specifically to take advantage of all features of honeycomb. So right now, I would say around 66% of Android apps work well on honeycomb. That means there are about 100,000 available apps for the Xoom. That is quite a bit more than 3000.

 

[shingi_70]

Honeycomb is compatible with the majority of android apps. What honeycomb doesnt have right now is a plethora of apps designed specifically to take advantage of all features of honeycomb. So right now, I would say around 66% of Android apps work well on honeycomb. That means there are about 100,000 available apps for the Xoom. That is quite a bit more than 3000.

But I'm talking tablet only apps. That's were the ipad beats the other 2. Unless its a universal app where I pay once and loads different uis for the phone and tab. I need the software to play to the benefits of the hardware.

 

[Major]

There are people that just love their Blackberries and will buy whatever RIM puts out (not unlike Apple's hardcore followers). By contrast, Xooms are not the only Android tablet in town, even if they are the best. That, coupled with the generalization that Android users are innately less homogenized than RIM or Apple users, and this really shouldn't be a huge shocker. Plus, the Playbook isn't a terrible device.

 

[scorpiodsu]

There are people that just love their Blackberries and will buy whatever RIM puts out (not unlike Apple's hardcore followers).

Many Android followers are the same in that they will flock to buy the newest Android device. Obvious, the difference, which you mentioned is the amount of choice. So while Android users may not flock to 1 single device they do flock to the newest devices with Android on it just as much as anyone.

 

[Chrisy]

I'm pretty set on getting an iPad with WiFi only. I really liked it.

 

[Complex Pants]

But I'm talking tablet only apps. That's were the ipad beats the other 2. Unless its a universal app where I pay once and loads different uis for the phone and tab. I need the software to play to the benefits of the hardware.

I never said that the iPad has fewer apps. Everyone is in wide agreement that Apple's App Store has the most apps available for their devices.

 

[realitydigg]

I picked up the Xoom over the iPad for many many reasons. I think the Playbook has a captive audience (What else can you get if you are tied to RIM from a corporate or other point of view) With Xoom / android many people are holding out for other tablets. The beauty of Android is that you have choices - If yuo want slimmer wait for samsung if you want snap on keyboard wait for transformer etc. In the end Andoid tablets combined will sell more than the others, but no single tablet will outsell iPad, and possibly playbook. The vendors have to settle for a slice of the bigger pie as opposed to the whole pie, for me the only downside i see are accessories. Covers docs etc. with a fractured market a lot of manufacturers who need volume may sit out the device i decide is perfect for me.

 

[terrain]

I am enjoying my pb. Going on one day of usage I love the display and overall build quality and form factor. I have it tethered to my bold and from a business standpoint it works for its intended purpose. The pb is a business tool similar to the bb. I don't see it replacing my xooms.

 

[realitydigg]

I am enjoying my pb. Going on one day of usage I love the display and overall build quality and form factor. I have it tethered to my bold and from a business standpoint it works for its intended purpose. The pb is a business tool similar to the bb. I don't see it replacing my xooms.

If you have both, how are you using them differently? Having given up my bberry for a Thundebolt recently I lost my reason to keep looking at the pb. I didn't think the pb was worth it as a standalone device.

 

[Smokexz]

Honeycomb Web Browser is great but a huge disappointment, cannot visit the majority of websites without a crash. Everyday the browser crashes, it just crashed when I visited FaceBook as well... Honeycomn needs a HUGE update

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