Google planning stable of Nexus devices with Android 5.0, will sell them direct

[newarkhiphop]

Hand firmly grasping hat? Good. The Wall Street Journal is reporting on quite the bombshell today, noting that Google is about to cause its carrier partners in the States all sorts of grief -- indirectly, of course. Just weeks after placing its heralded Galaxy Nexus on sale for $399 unlocked, the report states that said move is only the beginning of a new initiative. Likely to be formally revealed at Google I/O, the mega-corp is planning to partner with a variety of OEMs (rather than just one at a time) in order to have up to five Pure Google (read: Nexus) devices available at once. Better still, the whole stable will ship with Android 5.0 (Jelly Bean) and will be sold directly from Google in unlocked form to consumers in America, Europe and Asia.

The move is significant in a myriad ways. For one, more unlocked Nexus devices means more choice when it comes to carrier selection. Furthermore, the move is likely to quell fears that certain partners may have about Google making Motorola Mobility its favorite after a $12 billion acquisition. Not surprisingly, Google's not commenting on the matter, but sources "close" to the situation say that the company's hoping to have the 5.0 cadre on sale by Thanksgiving -- you know, just in time for Black Friday and the looming holiday shopping season. We're all guessing that this will address the growing "app situation" head-on; by making a push to eliminate carrier-infused bloatware (while also providing early Android OS access to more partners), we're hoping that the whole "skinning" dilemma is addressed, too.

Google reportedly planning stable of Nexus devices with Android 5.0, will sell 'em direct -- Engadget

 

[Hiesenberg]

Ohhh shyt! Only thing I dont like about this is I see tons of gsm phones and no lte phones. Not to mention no upgrade discount.

 

[R=G]

 

[Bobhoward]

This is the future.

That's what the carriers get for getting greedy

 

[newarkhiphop]

this will especially succeed if the drop a "low end" nexus device

 

[aXiom]

 

[Hersh]

tmobile and google r plannin something-- even apple is against subsidies in phones--- they just want carriers to lower rates..

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

It's about fukking time


I just hope they don't bungle it.....they probably will

 

[Wayans Brehs]

Android 5.0 around the corner already? Damn.. thought that was just rumors. I still ain't got ICS yet and I'm probably not gonna get it officially . I could flash an ICS rom but there's no video encoding and I need my youtube/vid cam on the go

Guess I'm fukking with one of these Jelly Bean phones

 

[JT-Money]

 

[Jutt]

Yo Newark, remember what i said in that article we co wrote about Google pushing out their own shyt? The carriers arent gonna like this...Google gon fukk around and buy up some spectrum

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

been off contract for a year now and buy my phones straight up.

 

[CTech83]

I hope this shyt is true. I learned my lesson buying a non nexus device.

 

[head shots101]

5.0 huh when like 4 % of devices got ics

 

[KillSpray]

5.0 huh when like 4 % of devices got ics

this is the most frustrating part of messing with android, and one of the reasons that have me falling victim to iphone jealousy.