Goodbye Nexus One

Google’s Nexus One has been one roller coaster of a ride.  You’ll remember from the initial announcement, confirmed earlier this year, that Google had intended to sell the N1 directly to consumers, bypassing the pesky issue of dealing with carriers.  Then in April, Google announced that the N1 won’t be coming to Verizon.  Now we can say goodbye to the N1 saga, at least here in the U.S.  Here’s what Google had to say:

Earlier this year, we announced that we will be closing the Nexus One web store. This week we received our last shipment of Nexus One phones. Once we sell these devices, the Nexus One will no longer be available online from Google. Customer support will still be available for current Nexus One customers. And Nexus One will continue to be sold by partners including Vodafone in Europe, KT in Korea, and possibly others based on local market conditions.

So there you have it.  I suspect the next announcement will be the complete end to the N1, in all countries.  Methinks that Google will focus on their core competencies and abandon hardware altogether.  Given the success of the iPad, I’d be shocked if they didn’t devote more resources to their Chrome OS product.

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