So they failed at selling it online and now are reconsidering that stupid decision and trying to sell it in stores.
I also like how they conveniently forgot to mention that not only has the N1 sold in ridiculously small quantities when first launched, but it's month-by-month sales are dropping rather dramatically for something that is supposed to be a "Superphone".
(InBefore the excuses that selling phones is not the point of the N1, even though if it wasn't then, they would have simply let HTC sell it only under their own name instead of trying to put the Google name on it front and center)
@Hazdaz well, I think Google is competing with themselves here. With the recent news of the Supersonic releasing in summer, and Incredible for Verizon, it would be useless to put the N1 on CDMA or even GSM carriers locally now...
@Hazdaz I think it has more to do with the N1 only being subsidized on T-Mobile, and it's extremely delayed appearance to ATT and VZW. Most people are not willing to pay full price for a phone that will not be compatible with their carrier's 3g network.
There's no denying that it's a cool phone, but its chance at explosive sales has passed. I have a feeling that most people on VZW that were waiting for an Android offering are already carrying Droids, and a sizable chunk of ATT customers will hold out for a subsidized Desire. Sales will increase, but nowhere near to the level of the Droid and iPhone.
I agree with you, but if Google's supposed intentions was to show off the Android OS (and not actually sell phones like some people are claiming), then Google shouldn't care about competing with it's own partners and make the jump to CDMA to show people on that standard what Android is all about.
I think it was a very dumb move to try selling the N1 ONLY online without letting people look and play with one in person, and I also think it might have damaged it's relationship with it's own partners who actually turned competitors when it comes to this particular phone... that's a very bad type of relationship to be in.
@Hazdaz This article http://gizmodo.com/5494614/how-google-needs-to-sell-the-nexus-two from Gizmodo pretty much sums up how Google failed with the launch of the Nexus. Marketing by far was their biggest fail. They simply didn't do it. And btw putting a small little link on the bottom of google.com does not count. Even my Iphone totting, non-techie friends know what a Droid is. And when I mention a "google phone" that's often what they think I'm referring to. That's the power of marketing and it was epic fail on Google's part to have not pushed for it. It's not like they can't afford a marketing campaign. Even to this day, when I mention to people that I'm still waiting for the Nexus to come to Verizon, people give me a blank stare clearly stating that they have no idea what i'm talking about.
The retail option was a close second to the list of fails. They don't even need to sell the phone instore, but they should have had kiosks in Tmobile stores to let people hold it and try it out in person (hell even a nonfunctional model like those fake Droid/Eris bricks in retail stores). Even make a kiosk that fires up the google phone site so they can order on the spot if they want.
I posted that same link the other say in one of the zillion Android posts and of course all the fanboys got all defensive about saying anything remotely negative about their favorite new toy.
There is no doubt that multiple problems caused the N1 to be a failure, but a failure is definitely is. Doesn't make it a bad phone - heck, I'd love to have one if it had a keyboard. But Google was touting it as some kind of iPhone competitor, and it most definitely has fallen on it's face in that battle.
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So they failed at selling it online and now are reconsidering that stupid decision and trying to sell it in stores.
I also like how they conveniently forgot to mention that not only has the N1 sold in ridiculously small quantities when first launched, but it's month-by-month sales are dropping rather dramatically for something that is supposed to be a "Superphone".
(InBefore the excuses that selling phones is not the point of the N1, even though if it wasn't then, they would have simply let HTC sell it only under their own name instead of trying to put the Google name on it front and center)
@Hazdaz Yeah, people would've lined up at the TMO stores for this had it been available there.
@Hazdaz well, I think Google is competing with themselves here. With the recent news of the Supersonic releasing in summer, and Incredible for Verizon, it would be useless to put the N1 on CDMA or even GSM carriers locally now...
@Hazdaz
I think it has more to do with the N1 only being subsidized on T-Mobile, and it's extremely delayed appearance to ATT and VZW. Most people are not willing to pay full price for a phone that will not be compatible with their carrier's 3g network.
There's no denying that it's a cool phone, but its chance at explosive sales has passed. I have a feeling that most people on VZW that were waiting for an Android offering are already carrying Droids, and a sizable chunk of ATT customers will hold out for a subsidized Desire. Sales will increase, but nowhere near to the level of the Droid and iPhone.
@CaptainPlanet
I agree with you, but if Google's supposed intentions was to show off the Android OS (and not actually sell phones like some people are claiming), then Google shouldn't care about competing with it's own partners and make the jump to CDMA to show people on that standard what Android is all about.
I think it was a very dumb move to try selling the N1 ONLY online without letting people look and play with one in person, and I also think it might have damaged it's relationship with it's own partners who actually turned competitors when it comes to this particular phone... that's a very bad type of relationship to be in.
@Hazdaz This article http://gizmodo.com/5494614/how-google-needs-to-sell-the-nexus-two from Gizmodo pretty much sums up how Google failed with the launch of the Nexus. Marketing by far was their biggest fail. They simply didn't do it. And btw putting a small little link on the bottom of google.com does not count. Even my Iphone totting, non-techie friends know what a Droid is. And when I mention a "google phone" that's often what they think I'm referring to. That's the power of marketing and it was epic fail on Google's part to have not pushed for it. It's not like they can't afford a marketing campaign. Even to this day, when I mention to people that I'm still waiting for the Nexus to come to Verizon, people give me a blank stare clearly stating that they have no idea what i'm talking about.
The retail option was a close second to the list of fails. They don't even need to sell the phone instore, but they should have had kiosks in Tmobile stores to let people hold it and try it out in person (hell even a nonfunctional model like those fake Droid/Eris bricks in retail stores). Even make a kiosk that fires up the google phone site so they can order on the spot if they want.
@coolblue830
I posted that same link the other say in one of the zillion Android posts and of course all the fanboys got all defensive about saying anything remotely negative about their favorite new toy.
There is no doubt that multiple problems caused the N1 to be a failure, but a failure is definitely is. Doesn't make it a bad phone - heck, I'd love to have one if it had a keyboard. But Google was touting it as some kind of iPhone competitor, and it most definitely has fallen on it's face in that battle.