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Google discontinues Nexus One. Another Android bites the dust

The nice thing about buying the Nexus One from Google is (or was) that there
are no carrier limitations... you get the OTA updates from Google rather than
waiting on Samsung to update their crappy add-on software and then for AT&T
to update their crappy add-on software for each OS update (the Captivate
ships with Eclair).

My Nexus One is running Froyo today with no limitations on tethering or
side-loading apps and no crappy add-on bloatware.
 
I like all the assumptions here. Yes, I have used the Nexus One. After the iPhone 3G, I attempted to make a switch by going with the Blackberry Bold and then the Nexus One. They both failed in many areas. Blackberry, outside of email and BBM, is garbage. I had to get a Nexus One to compensate for the Bold's many shortfalls. At first, coming from the Bold, the N1 seemed snappier and I had fun with a weather and calendar widget. But that is where the fun ended. There was only so much Google Goggle scanning I could so before I realized that if I wanted a touch screen phone with a fast OS and applications I cared about, I had to go back to the iPhone. Plus Android on the N1 wasn't that great. It crashed a lot.

Synching was also not seamless. Often times moving files to the SD card was slow and not simple in that you had to make folders if you wanted your media sorted properly and still it never just synched - you had to overwrite files. Not a huge deal, but I don't want to think too much when using my phone.

The best part of the Nexus One was the unlock code used a pattern of dots. Outside of that, it came as no surprise these were not flying off shelves.

Was the least smart smartphone I ever owned. Got a good price for it on Craig's List though. Had I known it would have been a collector's item so soon, I would have held onto it.
 
Savor said:
No. The G1 (aka HTC Dream) was the first Android phone manufactured by HTC. It was still branded and designed as an HTC.

The Nexus One is the first phone branded and designed by Google but still manufactured by HTC. This is no different than the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. That phone was branded by SE, but manufactured by HTC.
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No, it was called the Google phone. Its no different that the N1 except that Google, instead of sending it to T-Mobile which was the original plan, they stupidly decided to sell it on their website. They also had the G1 on their Site but didnt sell it there
 
Steviejobz said:
I like all the assumptions here. Yes, I have used the Nexus One. After the iPhone 3G, I attempted to make a switch by going with the Blackberry Bold and then the Nexus One. They both failed in many areas. Blackberry, outside of email and BBM, is garbage. I had to get a Nexus One to compensate for the Bold's many shortfalls. At first, coming from the Bold, the N1 seemed snappier and I had fun with a weather and calendar widget. But that is where the fun ended. There was only so much Google Goggle scanning I could so before I realized that if I wanted a touch screen phone with a fast OS and applications I cared about, I had to go back to the iPhone. Plus Android on the N1 wasn't that great. It crashed a lot.

Synching was also not seamless. Often times moving files to the SD card was slow and not simple in that you had to make folders if you wanted your media sorted properly and still it never just synched - you had to overwrite files. Not a huge deal, but I don't want to think too much when using my phone.

The best part of the Nexus One was the unlock code used a pattern of dots. Outside of that, it came as no surprise these were not flying off shelves.

Was the least smart smartphone I ever owned. Got a good price for it on Craig's List though. Had I known it would have been a collector's item so soon, I would have held onto it.
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It just sounds to me that you were annoyed the N-1 made you use your brain a bit.
 
Steviejobz said:
Had I known it would have been a collector's item so soon, I would have held onto it.
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But it won't be a collector's item because google is still going to be selling the Nexus. Not directly to the consumer, true but to using carriers to sell it and also its going to be the development phone.

So reports of it being a collector's item is premature at best.
 
I imagine the various carriers put pressure on Google to discontinue it.

ATT wants to charge for a limited data plan + an extra fee for crippled tethering (no wifi hotspot).

ATT & All the other carriers want to charge for turn by turn navigation.

All the other carriers want to modify OS updates for their liking and bloatware.

Google Nexus One is an unrestricted phone. I enjoy using its built in wifi hot spot feature with up to 8 devices on my unlimited data plan.

Now that Android is offered on most of the carriers, Google wants to maintain a strong relationship with their carrier partners. Hence the N1 must go and no N2. :-(
 
PerfSeeker said:
It just sounds to me that you were annoyed the N-1 made you use your brain a bit.
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Funny but no. What was annoying is that if offered Exchange support for everything except the calendar. So if you wanted to use it for work, you have to have Google Calendar Sync running (meaning work PC had to be on) so exchange could sync with your google calendar to sync to your N1.

My brain prefers slightly better Exchange support like what iPhone offers.
 
The irony here is Google does NOT need the cell phone industry like Apple does.

Based on global market share, the king of the industry is still a Nokian.

That's the beauty of Google's business model. They never have to sell a single phone and they are still valued over a $100 BILLION when Android hadn't even took off yet. As long as they bring in web traffic, they are fine. And that will happen all the time because people are online all the time! You never have to see commercials from them on TV. They will continue to make money hand and fist without selling anything TANGIBLE.


HOW DOES GOOGLE MAKE MONEY?
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-does-google-make-money.html

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Microsoft vs Apple vs Google: Differing Visions [written in 2007]
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/ne...oft-vs-Apple-vs-Google--Differing-Visions.htm
 
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