Comments on: Wall Street Journal: Google and Asus to Sell “Google Branded” Tablet Directly to the Public This Year

By: W 1121

W 1121 — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:57:00 +0000

You’re an idiot. I’m fairly certain that the Motorola milestone is what put android on the map and actually competed with the iPhone…. also I believe the milestone has a higher resolution than nexus one… 840×480 vs 800×480. You are wrong about the iPhone too, no Android device benches better than an iPhone. For what that’s worth.

By: machineheadg2r

machineheadg2r — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:46:00 +0000

Having a 7 or 8 inch entry level model will be big. Just look at how successful the E-Readers were

By: kulanapan

kulanapan — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:40:00 +0000

ROFL. Bashing Asus for bad hardware? Pass.

By: Dliuzzo110

Dliuzzo110 — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:40:00 +0000

I disagree. Consumers aren’t stupid, just ignorant or uninformed and trust people selling the product to inform them correctly. If someone thinks iPhone 5 is better than android 4.0 strictly cuz of numbers its because of poor/biased salesmanship

By: ddevito

ddevito — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:40:00 +0000

Yes, congratulations on your phone getting delivered.

But answer this oh wise one – if the online store was so successful why did it disappear as fast as it appeared?

Your point about the Nexus program (which I completely agree with) is the EXACT reason it failed. It was for folks “like us” not the general public.

If Google wants to succeed with a direct channel angle for retail they better have straightened out the bugs because the Nexus One online store was nothing but a flop (to the masses), which is why it no longer exists. Google has no retail channel power.

By: Currentsupply

Currentsupply — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:34:00 +0000

Google successfully delivered my Nexus One. It came in the mail in 2 days.

You missed the point completely. Google isn’t building Nexus Devices for mass commercial success. The Nexus line is for hard core users, developers and as a reference device to showcase the Android Operating system. And in that the Nexus program is extreemly successful.

By: Sirx

Sirx — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:22:00 +0000

The alternate headline is ”Google begins developing new Number 2 tablet, will sell at some point.”

Face it: Just as “Nobody does web searches–Not when they can just Google stuff”, so too “Nobody buys tablets–Everybody just gets an Ipad.”

By: ddevito

ddevito — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:27:00 +0000

The Nexus One was a great product, but the way Google tried to deliver it to customers was a complete and utter failure.

This is Google’s biggest problem, they can’t sell products. They’re not a hardware company. They have no concept of retail space, they have zero supply chain experience. And they have no concept of supporting an actual customer. I’m just as big a fan of Android as you are, but trust me when I say Apple has nothing to worry about.

By: Currentsupply

Currentsupply — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:21:00 +0000

The Nexus One was the first Android Phone that was better than the iPhone. It came out with a higher resolution and larger screen. It was the first phone that blazed in performance past the iPhone. The next year 2010 was full of phones that basically mimicked the Nexus One in design, resolution, and performance. This was the year that Android took over and blew past the Iphone due to these high performance phones that rivaled and beat the Iphone.

Also, it’s noted that Steve Jobs about lost his mind and truely started to worry about Android when the Nexus One.

The OG Droid was close, but lacked the bright high res screen, the 1Ghz Processor, and the thinness of the Nexus One.

To All of the people saying that the Nexus line is a failure. They are missing the point. The Nexus Line is/was never about huge sales. It’s always been a benchmark phone, designed for hardcore users and developers. The Nexus Line is designed to be a Benchmark or and Ideal that other phones built for the rest of the year should strive to achieve, and then eventually surpass with specs before the Next Nexus blows them all away again the next year.

That’s what it’s all about people.

By: ddevito

ddevito — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:09:00 +0000

what’s the version #?

By: ddevito

ddevito — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:08:00 +0000

it probably won’t compete with specs, but perhaps this mystical tablet will have a trick up its sleeve.

By: ddevito

ddevito — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:08:00 +0000

umm…why is that exactly?

By: ddevito

ddevito — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:07:00 +0000

so then install 4.0.4 on your GNex

By: Justin Ellenbecker

Justin Ellenbecker — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:50:00 +0000

Forget Google Branded my GNex is a joke. 4 Months of software and random reboots. my custom NS4G runs better since I at least have 4.0.3 on that.

By: petrochemicals

petrochemicals — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:20:00 +0000

If I wanted to root, I would have bought an OEM phone. I purchased a Nexus for the fact they are supposed to be updated before all other devices. I should not have to void my manufacturer warranty just to fix a problem that Google has created by not keeping their word on first to receive updates.