http://gigaom.com/2012/07/31/google-nixes-nexus-q-gives-away-free-units-to-people-who-pre-ordered/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2012/07/31/google-nixes-nexus-q-gives-away-free-units-to-people-who-pre-ordered/#comment-872976 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:51:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=548774#comment-872976 Google is running into trouble trying to be all things to all people, Microsoft will also learn the same lesson at the end of this year with the Surface and Windows 8, however one thing will happen before the Christmas buying season Tim Cook and Apple will execute.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/31/google-nixes-nexus-q-gives-away-free-units-to-people-who-pre-ordered/#comment-872800 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:42:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=548774#comment-872800 Agreed. Google is getting a reputation of throwing as much stuff out there in an attempt to see what sticks. Right now its only the tech-savvy that are following this storyline, but if they continue to go to market with significantly deficient products, especially hardware, general consumers will grow weary. This is the big danger for Google as a hardware manufacturer. Plus there are the support issues that go along with being a hardware supplier. We’ll see if they’re up to it.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/31/google-nixes-nexus-q-gives-away-free-units-to-people-who-pre-ordered/#comment-872531 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:49:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=548774#comment-872531 Fair enough. Not sure if this “pull it now” attitude won’t get them a lot of bad PR…it seems to reinforce the belief of eternal beta many hold towards Google – me included.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/31/google-nixes-nexus-q-gives-away-free-units-to-people-who-pre-ordered/#comment-872500 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:42:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=548774#comment-872500 Good point. Though I imagine they will continue to use ideas from the ‘Q’ in other products or even improve the device and try another roll-out. Either way the R&D will be of use in some capacity.
I was looking at it more from a “how many free units will they have to ship” perspective. Plus they prevented a lot of negative commentary from end-users who would have been unhappy with the device.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/31/google-nixes-nexus-q-gives-away-free-units-to-people-who-pre-ordered/#comment-872341 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:13:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=548774#comment-872341 I doubt that Travis. Google had to invest significantly into R&D and production of the device.
It does show that Google is fundamentally an engineering-driven company that doesn’t have a clue about what the 99% want.
http://scottsscripts.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/wait-what-the-nexus-q-is-a-preview-device/

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/31/google-nixes-nexus-q-gives-away-free-units-to-people-who-pre-ordered/#comment-872127 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:22:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=548774#comment-872127 Good on Google for listening to the feedback both through the critics and the pre-orders.
They probably aren’t out a whole lot other than maybe a bit of a ding to their ego, since they likely had less a couple thousand pre-orders.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/31/google-nixes-nexus-q-gives-away-free-units-to-people-who-pre-ordered/#comment-872039 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:49:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=548774#comment-872039 Wow, I knew this thing was bad, but not this bad.

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