Following Verizon's and Sprint's decisions not to join the Nexus One bandwagon, putting their marketing dollars on the HTC Incredible and HTC EVO 4G, instead. Google will phase out the selling of the Nexus One super Android smartphone from the webstore.
Today, in the official Google blog, Andy Rubin wrote that although Google is happy with the overall adoption of the Android operating system for smartphones, the Nexus One webstore has not met their expectations. He noted that the innovation from the Nexus One spurred innovation in the HTC
Incredible as well as the HTC EVO 4G.
"It's remained a niche channel for
early adopters, but it's clear that many customers like a hands-on
experience before buying a phone, and they also want a wide range of
service plans to chose from," wrote Rubin.
Google is working with retailers to get the Nexus One into retail
channels like they did in Europe.
After the Nexus One devices is readily available in retail stores
they'll stop selling them in the webstore, and will instead use it
as an onlin showcase a variety of Android phones
available globally.
He says that Google believes the move "will help get more phones to more
people quicker,
which is good for the entire Android ecosystem: users, partners and
also Google."
The Google Nexus One received excellent
reviews,
and then "issues" appeared with long waits for email support and
touchiness with the touchscreen, which have been fixed.However HTC does
offer live-US-staffed
888 number tech support. Web banner ads contend that the Nexus
One wallpaper
has sentience.