Motorola’s ‘Xoom’ starts at $800, leaked ad shows

“The evidence for a Motorola Xoom launch on February 24th just became that bit more compelling, courtesy of this here Best Buy ad,” Vlad Savov reports for Engadget.

“It promises Moto’s Android tablet will be in stores a couple of weeks from now, decorated with a daunting $799.99 sticker,” Savov reports. “That price agrees with one of our earliest leaks on the matter, purportedly from Verizon’s own systems.”

Full article, with photo of the ad here.

In a companion article, Engadget also reports that Verizon seems to be locking WiFi on Motorola Xoom until suckers buy one month of data service, based on fine print in the ad that reads rather clearly, “To activate WiFi functionality on this device, a minimum of one month data subscription is required.”

Full article here.

MacDailyNews Take: DOA. But, Apple likely does thank Motorola for running that nice iPad ad for them during the Super Bowl.