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brosko this is true but the nexus 7 definitely has more light bleed than normal. (I went through 2) you don't see this nearly as much with say a Samsung device. I have 5 and not one has really any lightbleed at all.
I actually picked up a N7 2013 last night as well as the N9. N7 was unplanned but BB had a 32 GB LTE version on sale for the same price as the regular non-LTE 16GB. Couldn't pass it up. So I can compare light bleed on both and I got to say that N9 is more noticeable. Mine isn't quite as bad as the OP's picture but it is there. There is virtually no bleed in the N7.
That said, light bleed only approaches noticeable levels if you are in a darkened area with dark images on the screen. And if you read these conversations and look for it. 99.9% of the time it will not be a problem for me. Others may not tolerate any bleed and that is certainly their prerogative, but it is OK for me.
The buttons are the biggest annoyance for me. Too flush with the surface.