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With Sprint pulling out on the Nexus One as well, are we sure that wasn't Google's decision?

• megablast 16y ago
  It seems odd that this was Googles attempt to changing how phones are sold in the US, making people less relient on carriers. And now those two carriers have dropped out of selling it.
  • jsz0 16y ago
    I figure the N1 was just Google's attempt to jump start the Android market. It just doesn't seem like they were all that serious about it from the start.
    • orangecat 16y ago
      The primary purpose of the N1 and its successors is to make sure there's a high-quality Android device that uses the latest OS. If not for the N1, there would have been nothing running Android 2.1 for months after its release and the phone manufacturers would have been even less motivated to provide updates. Breaking the carrier stranglehold is a secondary and longer term goal.