what are your gripes/improvement suggestions?

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I don't like that the Market app only works in landscape. I mostly use my tablets in portrait mode and it's a pain that I have to rotate it every time I want to browse the Market. Especially with the portfolio case, it's quite cumbersome.

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I don't like that the Market app only works in landscape. I mostly use my tablets in portrait mode and it's a pain that I have to rotate it every time I want to browse the Market. Especially with the portfolio case, it's quite cumbersome.

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Isn't the Xoom meant to be used in landscape mode though?