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After Google basically threw LG under a bus, telling the world+dog that all the Nexus 4 shortages and issues were LG’s fault, the Korean manufacturer has finally responded. Apparently it’s nothing to do with LG, because it’s been pumping them out just fine, and still is. Thanks Google.
LG also took the time to dismiss rumours of a shut down of Nexus 4 production ahead of a Nexus 5 release, calling them “unfounded”. It’s funny, considering the two are meant to be in a partnership to produce the Nexus line, but I could swear the Nexus 4 supply mess has just boiled down to kids squabbling and trading insults.
Anyway, take your pick who you believe. I wonder how all this is going to impact on the future Nexus 5. Will Google switch manufactures? Probably not at this stage. [Chosun via Ars Technica]
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I don’t understand how this deal was worked out. Who’s in charge of logistics? Why can’t I buy one through Google, but I can go out and get one on PAYG or on contract at over 30%+ more on RRP? Who’s in charge here?
Someone’s getting rich off of this, and who’s paying for it? Always the little guy.
Anyway, Huewei or HTC will probably sneak a peak at the Nexus phone and LG will be all like “Say WHAAAAA…..Oohhh no he diii-dn’t…”
I am convinced that it’s Google fault. They don’t want to subsidize all the Nexus 4, so LG has to sell the extra in shops instead.
i reckon the shortage is to appease the phone shops and networks, hoping people will buy at the higher prices, then the N4 will be back in stock on google play
Second that.
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This whole thing has “afraid of upsetting the mobile network subsidisation model” about it. I believe Google are at fault here, I mean why bother with the insanely competitive price point if you can’t meet the demand? It’s creating an artificial frenzy. One that even Apple wouldn’t consider. I mean come on, 2 months!
I mean you can pop into any network provider and they will have it in stock willy-nilly, but if you try to buy one direct, forget it.
Probably at the end of my tether waiting for one, and beginning to look elsewhere for my next phone.
I have a Galaxy Nexus for sale if you’re interested.
how much?
I did; I posted my woes about trying to buy a Nexus on FB and here, and then I bought a Grade A HTC One X in November for £229 with 23 months of warranty remaining. I love it! Jelly Bean and Sky Go are both great. I’ve no complaints now, having put the Nexus 4 down to experience.
Maybe they’re doing this, so when it does come back in stock on Google Play, everyone scrambles for one and Google sells out quickly
Or because people will pay for the Nexus 4 from Carphone Warehouse (for example) for a more money
Nexus 4 is old new man, GS4 soon.
The whole thing is / was a mess.
Saw a friend who’s into his phones and a year ago he moved from Apple to Android, showed him my shiny Nexus 4 and then had to spend next 5 mins explaining Nexus etc, whilst he was happy with his HTX One X (or something) as he’d never heard of the Nexus 4.sigh
There’s a fundamental flaw when trying to advertise the Nexus phones. Samsung, Sony, HTC, LG, etc. add extra functions to their own android phones such as better Facebook integration, split screen, proprietary sound engine, etc. You can advertise these functions since they are unique to each manufacturer. However, since the Nexus phones uses stock android, every single function on the Nexus phone will eventually be available in other android phones. There’s nothing unique about the Nexus phone aside from that it’s “lacking” in additional functions.
That’s a good point and oddly the reason I decided to go for a Nexus 4 this time; I didn’t want any of the ‘forced’ apps or functionality that one manufacturer might decide I need.
Same reason here. I bought the Nexus 4 because I prefer the quicker updates to the additional function, not to mention generally better developer support. However, the “pure Google” experience isn’t something that you can quite demonstrate during dinner.
The fault is most definatey Google’s. After all, LG can’t be to blame for the fact that the nexus 10 has been sold out since december too. They’re made by Asus. Plus, that isn’t even available in stores from my experience, so they’re not doing to appease stores/networks.Come on Google! I need a new phone, and would very much like a new tablet!
The 10 is made by Samsung.
I blame google. Today is the last day of my 5-6 shipping estimate, so it better be sent today google!
im also the same, you get anything yet?… i want a refund of delivery if its not sent out tonight (ie.. now!!)
I don’t rate Google, I think they had a good idea with the search engine back in the day and Chrome came at a point when all the rest were slow or bloated or both. I think Android has also been a viable alternative to IOS to which it has done a good job stopping Apple from walking away with it.
However when you throw out so many projects as they do, 95% of them fail and it’s pretty obviously that a few will stick, I think Google have just gotten lucky on timing with most of it and the rest have been just bad ideas.
The weird thing Google are doing now is they used to be able usability and letting you have the freedom to do what you want. They’re slowly turning into Apple where they want you to do it their way, especially with this annoying cloud stuff and how restrictive their Nexus phones are.
I think they have too much of a monopoly now and it isn’t good because they can control everything. Youtube has been turned to shit and you have no options to customize it yourself and make it function properly. They also hide a lot of videos in the search, to the point I had to download a script to stop them from doing that. Youtube has just become really annoying to use and just gotten to the point where Google have put the final nail in the coffin for my support of them.
I really hope alternatives come a long that stick, sadly for services that rely on content like Youtube or Facebook (I know not Google) it’s really hard to topple them. Facebook is only popular now because you know your friends will be on there, Youtube is only popular because it has the most videos.. so to compete you need to come out of the gate with the same amount of content.
I think streaming torrents will be the future if it sticks. For the same reason torrents are and that is you cannot take down content that is hosted by everyone. If we have videos on this new Torrent streaming service, companies cannot just take them down because they’d have to then go all around the world suing people which costs money.
I’m against the whole a TV program comes out in the US and we have to wait months to see it or not at all. I’m also against content being on TV that I want to watch and not being able to watch it when I want, times have evolved from that. So this is where torrents come in and they try to call is pirates or whatever but it is simple, put it on Netflix or something then……. Mythbusters for example still is only up to season 4 on Netflix…… what am I gonna do then? Torrent it obviously.
It’s simple. Google has to subsidize the cost of the Nexus 4 in order to sell it for a loss on Google Play. Google doesn’t want to lose that much money, so they only put in an order of 300-500k devices. LG pumped that out no sweat. Suddenly everyone wants a Nexus 4 and Google are fucked. They ring LG up asking to double their order. LG can’t increase it’s capacity that quickly, so Google blames LG for the shortage.
It’s unheard of for a phone to be out of stock for 2 months. If this were Samsung or Apple they’d be finished.
Take a look at the Play store right now, everything is out of stock apart from the Nexus 7 32GB. This is clearly a problem with Google.