Motorola Xoom Android Tablet Requires 3G Data Plan to Activate WiFi?

I’ve been patiently evaluating my Android tablet options and have been waiting for an Android OS 3.0 (Honeycomb) model to appear to fit my needs and budget. I had hoped that the feature rich Motorola Xoom might be the one. But, alas, it is looking less and less likely. Here’s the latest disappointing news (from ars technica):

More Xoom details: $800, Feb. 24 launch, WiFi crippled without data plan

The $800 price tag is near the top-of-the-line 3G iPad’s price ($830).

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