Why don't any of these writers realize that Google doesn't care weather the Nexus one sales well or not? If they did then they would have marketed it. Consider that Google sold 135,000 units, on T-Mobile nonetheless, with no money spent on marketing while the Droid sold their million units with $100 million spent on marketing. To call the Nexus One a failed experiment is a display of ignorance. Google's goal is to give power to the users. If Google has its way then carriers would compete with their network and prices instead of what exclusivity deals they could get. Everyone knows that the only reason AT&T is alive is because of the iPhone. Unfortunately that life extension is at the expense of their users. Until current generation android phones came out users were forced to chose either a lower quality device or stick with artificially high prices, forced contracts, and substandard service. This is why T-Mobile and Google are such good partners. T-mobile offers service without a contract or credit check at nearly reasonable prices. They also give you the option to buy a phone at a discount if you are willing to commit to a contract for service at a $10-$20/mo premium. This gives users a choice and gives T-Mobile incentive to focus on their network to attract more users. That is the free market in action. With companies like AT&T it would be a stretch to call it a free market since they are manipulating the user’s choices.