OK, first: I thought it was the TF700T? Is this a different beast?
Second...I apologize for wandering astray, but as I was reading the above report at BGR, I stumbled onto:
Google's Nexus tablet may push Android partners out of the picture
And I have to share the STUPIDEST quote I've seen this year:
With prices of other Android tablets hovering around the iPad’s $500 entry point, however, a $199 tablet from Google would likely render partner offerings obsolete. Who would purchase a $500 Samsung tablet when $199 will get you a slate “of the highest quality” that will also be the first such device to receive new software updates as they become available?
Even though the author explicitly mentions that the Google-branded tablet is supposedly 7 inches, and that it's designed to compete with the Kindle, he goes on to compare it with the 10-inch class (which afaik tends to have a more elaborate and expensive feature-set, e.g., processor speed and RAM, not to mention LARGER SCREEN). These are not just two different sizes, but almost two different form-factors, and there is plenty of room for both. I think the logic of the comparison hinges critically on the meaning of the phrase "slate of the highest quality." But come on -- we all know if it retails for $199 it WILL NOT BE a high-end device. It may have better specs than your average 10-inch tablet, but it will not be "of the highest quality." That is what the $500-$700 price point is reserved for.

Duh.
EDIT: OK, now that I'm on a roll (I clearly do not like Mr. Epstein's writing!), I then made my way to:
Tablet market to thin as failures drive PC vendors back to PCs
And yet another incredibly dumb quote:
A new report from DigiTimes on Thursday cites unnamed sources from within component suppliers in stating PC vendors such as HP, Acer, Asustek and Dell may abandon the tablet market next year.
HP? check
Acer? check
Asustek? check
Dell? check
WAIT!!!! ASUS??!?!?!??! Asustek "
may abandon the tablet market in 2012?" My goodness, even if that was written in November 2011 it's still mind-bogglingly wrong. I think I need two Motrin. Wow.
-Matt