...but that would imply you read something in the first place. My dig at Cory was precisely that this WAS a piece of hardware wrapped in branding by Google. I believe my words were "100% wrapped in Google" No shit, Sherlock, Google didn't produce the hardware. Word+Dog knows HTC manufactured the device. We're not 3 year olds, and your "inside scoop" by owning the phone WITH PROOF HTC MADE IT fails to impress. I could tell you HTC made the phone by staring at the back of it online. (And and WHOSE website was that again, kids?) That's not a secret, peanut. Did you not see the relevance in me pointing out the marked absence of Nexus One references on either HTC's OR T-Mobile's website? This equates to someone else being at the branding helm on the Nexus.

Your own words were "all Google did was slap Google on these phones" Yes, hello. We agree. So when I pick on Cory for saying "it's no more a Google-branded phone than the G1", and you tell me I don't know what I'm talking about... please choose ONE side of the argument to stand on. You can't straddle that fence and still have a leg to stand on.

You can't buy a G-1 or a Droid from Google's own website, can you? Can't buy a Nexus from T-Mobile's website. And HTC is merely the OEM here. So, I would uphold that the Nexus One is, inherently, a Google-branded phone. Cory claimed it was not. Seems to be six giant letters on the back of the phone that say otherwise. (Right there, above the tiny HTC logo... you may have missed it)

http://www.google.com/googlephone/tour/

Google don't have to fear about the OEM/ODM thingy but it's the Microsoft's pain-in-the-ass. The Android Platform itself is almost free then those partners will never mind about the Google ships the Nexus because it helps the partners grow the market share and brain-washing the consumer with Android is awesome. If you’re expecting the Microsoft ship a phone then the answer is no, M$ will never ships a phone with M$ brand since the brand is not even attracting the people and this will also screws the OEM. But will OEM cares? Hell not.
Thanks RobbieB from MS for all the BS.
Windows Mobile 7 probably hits the market at the end of this year, WM 6.5.5 - who cares?
The Zune phone will never be a killer device, it won’t helps M$ gaining the market share of mobile business even the device is awesome. Forget about those P.O.S and sure you can live without MS in your everyday’s life just like most geeks do.

Sounds like a Star Trek film but I think that's what will happen, analogous to the paradigm shift (or kick up the arse) induced by the first iPhone.
The Nexus One isn't an iPhone killer - it isn't meant to be - but it's the flagship that will give US telcos, Apple and Microsoft a much-needed slap.
It is a superb phone, easily thrashes the Apple's latest, but that's not the most important thing - and consumers should be grateful for that - especially fanboys.

Google making this phone is probably good for it's OS. Stating the obvious there is the Google brand name, the existing OS and now their own phone.

Soon there will be more Google stuff for their mobile phones.

Also, this probably gives mobile manufacturers reassurance that Google are really going to push their hardware and OS. So the mobile makers know that they can rely on Google pushing the OS forward rapidly.

HTC - I have had HTC's, they are decent phones. Touch HD is superb, Windows Mobile 6.1 is weak but the HTC interface is pretty good.

I would like a regular click-button 3x3 array for typing text messages instead of stylus-touchscreen, but apart from that it's mostly good.

In a time when the economy is bad and people are looking at pre-paid unlimited plans Google's phone romanced us with thoughts of unlimited, possibly some type of VoiP plans with a price tag of $29 a month. We heard on the grape vine all about how this new phone would be sold "unlocked". So with baited anticipation, as promised it was released on the 5th. But am I the only one that is completely amazed at their not only teaming up with a non leading GSM carrier, but on top of that not providing it with the technology to work with AT&T's 3G network. How and why do they even bother to call it unlocked. I had T-mobile's SHi__y service for 10 years! It has progressively gotten worse. The only compelling reason to have service with them was if you had Grandfathered in rates, but no, if you buy the Nexus One you loose that to an over priced plan. And then on top off that it continues to get worse. Support means emailing Google who will respond back in 48 hours with a link telling you to read the answer by clicking the below link. As if you haven't by then already Googled it for yourself! All this has done is left me deciding that I don't want to give this company yet another way to add more information about my usage to their non ending data base. I just can't rationalize giving a company that has made this many seemingly bad decisions any more opportunity to document my phone activity along side my internet browsing activities. The sad thing to me is that I really respected the company. Now I'm just really puzzled by their choices.

of Intel, would Microsoft criticise Intel for doing a similar thing in launching their own chipsets with their own Moblin OS, I think not, they don't want upset them do they.

btw Nemowho, you're the one who doesn't understand. google picked htc to layout the phone for them. all google did was to slap google on these phones in order to push android onto the wireless market. the phone is still branded htc. how do i know? i have one. as for the plans, yah, i know it sucked. but i was success in contacting t-mobile's customer rep and had them up my minutes. besides, if you wanted to get this phone, be prepared to pay a hefty price in services. it'll be the same even if you go to at&t or anyone else, they'll charge you the same for data plan except that t-mobile will give you unlimited text to go with the 500 min. then again, you just might text message more than you talk anyhow. if you complain so much about the phone or the plan, then the phone is not suitable for you to begin with.

Since when did Google started to make hardware? As someone had suggested earlier, the entire hardware was done by HTC, and Google oversaw the entire process to ensure that the phone met their specs. All Google had to deal with on hand was the Android OS. As for the multitouch, it was intentionally left out even though the OS already have support. Patents, that's what its all about. Just go ask Apple. Wasted precious times here reading this junk article. Get your facts straight before publishing garbage.

WTF are you talking about Cory? "Isn't a Google branded phone any more than the G1"? Go to T-Mobile's website. Or And go to HTC's web site. And go find the Nexus One for us on either. Your comment is the one steeped in invalid logic. Google just attempted (with a horrific thud) to put themselves in the hardware business. How far do you have to go to see a reference to "the new Android phone from Google"? Oh, about as far as Google's homepage. Their website, their link, their model of "new way to purchase a phone". It sucks, but it's 100% wrapped in Google. The droptray in all of this is, of course, T-Mobile... who can do nothing but stand by with their shield up until the arrows stop flying. Certainly not their choice of batshit crazy subsidy modeling... and Google is actually telling customers that their website issues are due to T-Mobile servers not keeping up with the traffic! Like Google couldn't POSSIBLY have lent a hand in building a processing setup in anticipation of the customer flood? I call bullshit; Google is in totally new waters to them, and it shows. Your seagull comment* is a fail.

(*Flying in out of nowhere, making a lot of noise, shitting on everything and then leaving)

Google isn't in the hardware business.

This isn't Google's hardware, it's HTC's. This isn't a Google-branded phone any more than the G1 or Droid, which IIRC Google helped hype those devices before their release.

Baseless complaint, and invalid logic. People should quit bitching over nothing...

Microsoft is correct in saying that screwing your OEM software customers by releasing your own hardware is a bad idea.

They should know, they did the same thing to their WMV DRM (plays for sure) customers by releasing the Zune.

Once their danger division gets going, MS will be doing it to their Windows Phone OEMs as well.

Shocked you didn't comment on the storm of complaints the lack of options on plans they are causing. Those of us with family plans have been totally left out in the cold. You try explaining to your wife how it'll save money buying a $500 phone. Do I even need to mention their pricing structure for those of us who are already with T-Mobile?

I shouldn't say "he" i should say "his estate" because he's not around to be upset about it... which is too bad because he probably wouldn't be... estate is just looking at the 180B market cap company and seeing $$$$$

How many things have used "Nexus" since Blade Runner.. give me a break.

He should be happy that it's probably putting Blade Runner back in the minds of people, not crying about it.

Sue Atlas for Demon's Souls, the Nexus is the hub in the world..
Sue the US Govt:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trusted_traveler/nexus_prog/
Sue Sonatype:
http://nexus.sonatype.org/

Mirriam Webster:
nex·us (nkss)
n. pl. nexus or nex·us·es
1. A means of connection; a link or tie: "this nexus between New York's . . . real-estate investors and its . . . politicians" (Wall Street Journal).
2. A connected series or group.
3. The core or center: "The real nexus of the money culture [was] Wall Street" (Bill Barol).

Can you REALLY sue for use of that word? I think not...

@ Rohause

To my understanding, Android has supported gestures and multitouch from the very beginning. It is up to the programmer/developer to implement these functions, not Google/HTC. In Nexus One's case, HTC only made the hardware, Google oversaw production, but the software under the hood is still Android and it's up to developers to really harness the true potential the platform offers.

Now used the phone for 26 hours. Works fine. No other phone has been this easy to use... Its all about he OS, either its good or then its bad. This is goood!

The 2 things that will limit the Nexus are HTC and lack of gestures in the OS.
I have yet to use or see a device made by HTC that isn't or wasn't crap.

it was to my understanding that the nexus one's hardware was done by HTC, might not have their name on it but it is HTC...and its not like their going to hold back on the android OS since past android phones such as the HTC hero (and many others) are already beta testing the new OS, to upgrade all past android phones

Erm.

Since when have Microsoft been accurate on making operating systems?

I'm being told I have out-dated drivers by WM11, when there are NO drivers for MP3 players on the system.

I'm being told that something crashes at startup, and get taken to a web-page that gives me innaccurate advice.

This has been going on for a year. Oh and where is the international apology for windows98/ME?

No, Google, worry ye not.

Too. Many. Phones.

And at what point did everyone cotton on to the fact that Windows Mobile is really, really terrible?

Reason for asking is that I've read countless glowing reviews of Windows based phones since the stinking beached sumo wrestler of a mobile operating system was first launched, and all of a suddenly everyone's decided the platform is shit.

You'd almost think that people were leaping from one stupid shiny lifestyle thing to another on nothing but a whim, wouldn't you?

Google Android is like a massive wave which is building and building ready to flood the market. The Nexus phone is clearly just a demonstration of the platform. If Microsoft could make decent mobile software then they'd be doing the same.

CES is full of products running Android, the only thing Google need to do is resolve the device variation issues for the App store.

The game has totally changed in the world of mobile device operating systems. It really is a total non-brainer, a free OS which gives the vendor ongoing revenue from search.