Deutsche Bank says Motorola has moved about 100 000 XOOM tablets so far

Or the customer goes for the better marketed product. Walk into Best Buy and look at where the XOOM is positioned compared to the iPad 2. The iPad 2 has its own fucking gigantic display endcap which is prominently placed where it can be seen. The XOOM is shoved into the bumfuck section of the laptop displays with no major signage. The Playbook and Galaxy Tab are positioned better. Btw, as you declare "another crushing defeat" for Android, keep in mind that this is one field of battle which hasn't even gotten under full steam. Android handsets still outnumber Apple's. And the original Droid sold more handsets in its first 100 days than the original iPhone.

They may have known what it was, but they knew virtually nothing about it. The first guy I talked to even treated me snidely when I asked about it. It's not a conspiracy, necessarily, but it's a shitty marketing job. I mean, Apple secret shops stores that sell its products and reps get into trouble if they act unenthusiastic about the products at all. And look how top line products competing with apple products on the same carriers mysteriously either suffer marketing problems or are crippled by technical issues (like the delayed release of the Thunderbolt, lack of placement and marketing of the XOOM, the lack of 4G connectivity on the Inspire and Atrix) But it doesn't matter. Apple's market share has stagnated and will soon fall as Windows Mobile grows, Android keeps exploding, Blackberry revamps itself to stay relevant, and HP helps WebOS come into its own. They'll remain profitable, of course, but less and less people will opt to go with Apple as an option as less expensive and/or comparable products which treat their customers and business partners better.

Oh, just to confirm something I told you a few weeks ago, I was able to make more profit off of a freakin Evergreen I sold today than a 3GS I sold the other day.

iOS is only selling better in the tablet division. In every other market it's being outperformed. The analysts are all predicting that iOS will fall behind Android AND Windows Mobile in only a few years. And my informmation comes from inside sources and from the evidence in front of me. Apple does a killer job marketing its products, this is something I've commented on before. They are also the best at coming out with simplified, pretty, smooth devices. But they outperform for one simple reason: they fight all of their business partners and twist arms until their products are given better positioning and marketing. The results are unmistakable.