i posted a variation of this in another forum -
if the dicks at VZW don't want the Nexus to compete with their new Droids etc.and they are sandbagging it - then they should not get the phone first. you don't give the exclusive to the dicks at VZW who are going to sabotage the process. WTF is Google thinking? i thought Google was run by a bunch of straight shooters - but i'm getting tired of this guessing game. tells us who and when will have the phone. this is ridiculous.
IMO exclusive deals limit reach. if iPhone was not exclusive with AT&T upon introduction - perhaps many of us here would be using one - once you buy into an ecosystem - it's hard to leave. IMO exclusivity hurts reach. if i am Google i want REACH. i want to get as many Nexus phones out there to the masses of customers and developers asap. i want everyone playing with and using NFC for payments. i want everyone to be using Google mobile search and services. i want developers on all carriers developing for my ecosystem. it would be short sighted for Google to take "exclusive" money from Verizon. Google DOES NOT NEED THE MONEY. rather - they would be wise to FORGO short-term profits and focus on long term profits by getting this phone out there and even FURTHER accelerating their dominance. Google has done a great job so far but as a customer and a business guy i am perplexed as to the exclusivity and opaqueness with this new Nexus. THE WHOLE POINT of the Nexus is DO NOT LET THE CARRIERS CALL THE SHOTS! get the phone out there to everyone asap and the money will follow! Google will collect a pay toll for every transaction! NEVER GIVE TOO MUCH POWER TO ONE CARRIER. GIVE THE NEXUS TO ALL OF THEM AND LET THEM FIGHT AND COMPETE FOR CUSTOMERS!