Google Stops Sales Of The Nexus One

Google has recently announced big changes to their smartphone, the Nexus One, saying that they are closing their online cell phone store and will not sell the Nexus One online to consumers any longer. The Vice President of Engineering at Google posted on the company blog “While the global adoption of the Android platform has exceeded our expectations, the web store has not,… It’s remained a niche channel for early adopters, but it’s clear that many customers like a hands-on experience before buying a phone, and they also want a wide range of service plans to chose from.” Google opened the online store in January, and said that there would be more to come rather than just the Nexus One.  Verizon and Sprint recently made plans to support the phone, but they were ended shortly after. Analysts claimed that Google was moving ahead in the competition with smartphone makers Apple and Research In Motion, and this effort to make the Nexus One even more well known is very likely to have an impact. The Nexus One will now be sold in stores across the nation, due mainly to the fact that users wanted an interactive, hands-on experience with the phone rather than seeing it on a web page.