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For the wrong reasons, Google’s overhyped Android phone, the Nexus One, is in the headlines. After it was announced last month that it would be available, Verizon was the first to prick the Nexus One bubble. The Sprint and Nexus One pairing vaporized earlier this week. Sprint said previously that they would carry the device but then axed Nexus One. Depending on who you talk to, Verizon and Sprint snubbing Nexus One is either one of technology’s greatest failures, or a trivial misstep that doesn’t really matter.

Nexus One Google web store

The Nexus One failure seems to be obvious. Google wanted the Nexus One to be available solely in the Google web store. As reported on eWeek, Some experts do think the Google web store Nexus One model is clear evidence that carriers aren’t interested in supporting a device that can’t sell in their own retail stores. Other people believe the Nexus One was eclipsed by better Android phones.

Nexus One Sprint

Things were looking good just a few months ago for Google’s Nexus One sales. PC World reports that in mid-March, Sprint announced that it planned on carrying a CDMA version of Google’s Nexus One sometime later this year. Sprint dropped the Nexus One on Monday. Sprint said it would support the upcoming HTC EVO 4G Android phone instead. Sprint likely chose the HTC EVO 4G because it has a larger display screen than the Nexus One, runs on Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network and also features the HTC Sense UI. It definitely didn’t help that it is impossible to buy a Nexus One from Sprint with your online cash advance.

Nexus One Verizon

The Nexus One/Verizon deal flopped thanks to the HTC Incredible Android phone. The Google one and Incredible have about the same specs. The Incredible runs Android 2.1 like the Nexus One. What is the difference between the two devices? The Droid Incredible will run HTC’s revised Sense UI. Informationweek.com reports that the newest version of Sense makes using the Android platform more enjoyable experience.

The Android advantage with the Nexus One

Everybody likes a winner, and even before the Sprint and Verizon defections, the Nexus One reputation suffered from initial 3G connectivity bugs and low sales figures. PC World said that the only advantage Nexus One has over Incredible and EVO is its direct tie to Google’s speedy OS update process. On the HTC Sense UI, updates can take months to reach users.

Without Nexus One, Android thriving

Is Nexus One a failure? As it turns out, some analysts think the device had run its course and Google is better off without the Nexus One. After its humiliating rejection by major carriers, the Nexus One may be done. But its rivals all run on Android, which is just fine with Google. And all the media about smartphone competition, of all things, has raised the profile of Android to the point that Android phones actually outsold Apple’s iPhone last month.

Resources for the article

eWeek

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Google-Nexus-One-Not-a-Failure-Despite-Slights-By-Sprint-Verizon-409079/

PC World reports

http://www.pcworld.com/article/196022/why_sprint_and_verizon_nixed_the_nexus_one.html

Informationweek.com

http://www.informationweek.com/newshome/index.jhtml;jsessionid=1U2VTTNH0NJJRQE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN

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