Orders for Motorola Xoom will be reduced in the second quarter of 2011

Pessimistic assessment of capabilities of Motorola Sales Motorola Xoom plates were confirmed. Resource DigiTimes reports that Taiwan's partner companies involved in manufacturing parts, faced with a drop in orders. According to reports, the highest point of order on the tablet has been achieved in the current quarter. Delivery in February amounted to more than 200 000 units, and in March, amount to 400-500 thousand. But from the beginning of the second quarter, they will begin to decline, and immediately essential. In total, Motorola has placed an order before the end of June. Does this mean that in the second half of the plates generally not expected to produce - is still unknown.

In April, Motorola plans to produce about 300 000 tablets Xoom, and in May, has less than 300,000. Such a slowdown in production due to the fact that in the second quarter will begin placing on the market of other models, similar to Apple iPad 2, which will inevitably reduce the proportion of relatively expensive tablets Motorola. Among Taiwanese manufacturers there is some speculation that the company intends to review its approach to the tablet Xoom and release any revised or completely new model that will be more competitive. Earlier, the market capacity assessment model Motorola Xoom were 3.5 million units during 2011. According to the latest information as the company itself estimates the potential for much more modest - about 1.5 million devices during the first half.