Google pulls plug on Nexus One
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Google pulls plug on Nexus One
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#2With the Nexus one going away, is there any other Android phone that doesn't need to be rooted to install vanilla android and updates?
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#3It makes sense that one had to give, but I for one didn't see this coming.
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#4Is there any evidence that there will be a Nexus Two? Is it safe to infer that part of the reason for the end of the Nexus strategy is due to carriers and hardware makers objecting to there being a "google blessed" phone?
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#5I've said this before, but this is so disappointing. Canada's cell phone market is so horribly warped and the N1 was one of the few attempts to push things slightly towards sane.
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#6With the Nexus one going away, is there any other Android phone that doesn't need to be rooted to install vanilla android and updates?
The Nexus One is still the anointed dev phone, for now. It isn't going away, per se; it's still available to purchase (via a third party I think) to registered Android developers.
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#7With the Nexus one going away, is there any other Android phone that doesn't need to be rooted to install vanilla android and updates?
They'll likely keep selling some relatively high-end through the dev phone program.
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#8Is there any evidence that there will be a Nexus Two? Is it safe to infer that part of the reason for the end of the Nexus strategy is due to carriers and hardware makers objecting to there being a "google blessed" phone?
I think the main reason is that Google simply isn't good at being a retail company. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Nexus Two, but I would expect it to be clearly labeled as for developers only and come with basically no support.
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#9You can still buy the N1, just not from Google.
I think they gave up too soon.
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#10I blame Google for letting people build the Nexus One up so much (remember the crazy pre-launch rumors about how it was going to change the world?)
It's not that Americans are stupid and the rest of the world is smart. The problem is that you typically pay the same monthly service fee whether you take a subsidized phone or not. To go buy your own phone at full retail price is leaving hundreds of dollars on the table. (T-Mobile is the notable exception as they let you pay slightly less for a contractless plan.)
Also, few people are willing to buy an expensive phone that they can't even hold in their hand first. My understand was that Google was going to try to get the phones some retail space in e.g. Best Buy.