I don't think it's the carrier choice that's the problem. After all, the G1 and the MyTouch have both sold quite well despite being considerably less impressiv

I don't think it's the carrier choice that's the problem. After all, the G1 and the MyTouch have both sold quite well despite being considerably less impressive phones than the N1. IMHO, the Nexus one suffers from two problems. One is that American cell phone consumers aren't used to unsubsidized phones and don't seem to have realized yet just how much they'd save if they pay for the phone up front. The second, and IMHO larger problem is that there are no stores where you can go and hold a Nexus One and play with it. If this phone was in stores where people could see it, it'd be flying off the shelves a hell of a lot faster than Mytouchs or Droids.