AFRAID or PAID for silence about this is the real question..
I take offense at that. You have no idea, and no right, to make such an assumption. It only proves that you're a jerk.
This was not a surprise. Anyone with an ounce of common sense knew the demand was going to be huge, and the devices would be gone in minutes.
You want it to be news? Here's your news post.
Despite random idiots saying it will fail, the Nexus 4 sells out in minutes as expected
Just as we saw when the Nexus 4 went on sale in Australia, Germany, and the UK, the US launch of the Nexus 4 was greeted with an almost-instant sellout. We're not surprised, as we've said all along that a phone of this caliber at these prices would sell out, despite all the naysayers opining about lack of SD cards and LTE, or complaining about LG being the manufacturer. Because of the rush and the confusion about the exact time, many folks went away without having purchased a unit of their own.
At the core, the biggest issue seems to have been the way Google Wallet handled the sheer amount of orders. The Google Play site kept up with demand, but the cart and payment systems buckled under the tremendous load. In the end, the system was likely left with users who had phones in their cart from a previous session who kept trying to continue the transaction in a new session. Google will have to sort it all out and make sure nobody gets charged without getting a phone, and we're sure they will in the coming days.
In the meantime, I'm sure Google is pleased by the response, and will beef up their online payment system for the next time.