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Yeah, if I had to guess, Verizon told Google that they were free to try to have their $529 device compete with the nearly-identical $200 device that's slightly

Yeah, if I had to guess, Verizon told Google that they were free to try to have their $529 device compete with the nearly-identical $200 device that's slightly better (though weirdly shaped and likely to get Android updates slower) and sold in stores, but Google made the obvious prediction that they wouldn't get the scale necessary to make producing it worthwhile.

technomancy 16y ago
Given that the "$200" device requires an expensive monthly contract, it's really only a better deal for people who are bad at math.
- shrikant 16y ago
  So, most of the 'unwashed masses' then?
- kmano8 16y ago
  There's no bad math here.. having an "unlocked" phone on vzw doesn't entitle you to any discount in your plan (like it does on tmobile), so if you have this CDMA phone you can't switch carriers with, you're not saving anything.