For me, the biggest surprise here is that it will be available on Verizon. I thought that Verizon and Google parted ways permanently for the Nexus line after V

For me, the biggest surprise here is that it will be available on Verizon. I thought that Verizon and Google parted ways permanently for the Nexus line after Verizon botched the Galaxy Nexus so badly in 2011 - this is the first Nexus available on Verizon since then.