Google has consistently had a number of products simply to better the marketplace as a whole. If the nexus line proved anything, its that Google is /not/ a hard

Google has consistently had a number of products simply to better the marketplace as a whole. If the nexus line proved anything, its that Google is /not/ a hardware company, nor does it know how to market itself as one. Not only that, if they undermine other carriers, they will loose marketshare and therefore loose profits. This is clearly a patent oriented purchase, not one to compete with the other manufacturers.