Tech Flops that lived in Notoriety
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Google Nexus One Store
Tech Flops that lived in Notoriety
Google launched its Nexus One web storefront to sell Nexus One phones and disrupt the mobile carriers' retail - and subsidy-based mobile phone sales and distribution systems. It was slightly disruptive plan to pay to de-link the purchase of a phone from an actual carrier. The idea that followed was to enable one to pick the phone and pick a plan that suits you by mix and match. But, it did not work that way as Carriers did not like to give up control and Verizon decided not to sell the Nexus One at all. As a result, the phone store turned out to be a flop and Google announced its closure.