Recently percolating rumors havesuggested delayed launch dates for Android tablets from several manufacturers. Acer's Iconia tablet may not ship until May , Asus' Eee Pad Transformer's ship date has apparently slipped , and there's loose talk that HTC's Flyer tablet may show up later than expected, though the company has said it's still on track. DigiTimes is reporting that not only has "the possible shortage of key components caused by theJapan earthquakes" contributed to the supposedly delayed launches that may affect these new Android tablets, but that"concerns of the prospects of theindustry" are to blame as well. Such "concerns" reportedly stem from lackluster sales of the Motorola Xoom—the first to run Google's new made-for-tablets Android 3.0 operating system—brought about by "brand image, pricing, insufficient applications and the unstable performance of Android 3.0 as reasons for the doldrums," according to Taiwanese manufacturers.
Via http://techland.time.com/2011/04/15/japan-quakes-buyer-disinterest-delaying-new-android-tablets/
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