That's just my best guess, based on the prestige of making the Nexus phone. I think Google could get someone to make it for a break even cost. But when you have LG execs saying they are trying to work with Google to get more of these phones out -- well if it is just manufacturing capacity issue they don't really need to work that out with Google. It kinda implies to me that if Google is willing to give LG better terms then LG can find a way to produce more phones.
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That's just my best guess, based on the prestige of making the Nexus phone. I think Google could get someone to make it for a break even cost. But when you have LG execs saying they are trying to work with Google to get more of these phones out -- well if it is just manufacturing capacity issue they don't really need to work that out with Google. It kinda implies to me that if Google is willing to give LG better terms then LG can find a way to produce more phones.
Do you guys think this is different than a new iPhone release? (serious question/not meant to seem rhetorical) When that's released, it sells out fairly quickly, then people go and sell it for twice what they paid over the span of the next couple months. Sure there are small batches that come available, and sometimes you can find a random one at a carrier store here and there, but for the most part. Those things are gone if you miss the first wave.
This seems very similar to what happened here... Sold out very quickly, available at select tMobile stores, became available for a little while and sold out again. People selling Nexus 4's for more than they cost on the Play Store.
Only difference is that Apple knows what the interest is and still can't keep up. I can't blame Google/LG for underestimating. Especially when every article I read and most of the comments under the articles talked about how the Nexus is always a "niche" cell phone for a specific group of people. Couple that with the fact that it wouldn't work on Verizon/Sprint, didn't come with 4G for AT&T and millions upon millions of S3's and iPhone5's were very recently purchased and it's easy to see how they could have underestimated serious interest.
This seems very similar to what happened here... Sold out very quickly, available at select tMobile stores, became available for a little while and sold out again. People selling Nexus 4's for more than they cost on the Play Store.
Only difference is that Apple knows what the interest is and still can't keep up. I can't blame Google/LG for underestimating. Especially when every article I read and most of the comments under the articles talked about how the Nexus is always a "niche" cell phone for a specific group of people. Couple that with the fact that it wouldn't work on Verizon/Sprint, didn't come with 4G for AT&T and millions upon millions of S3's and iPhone5's were very recently purchased and it's easy to see how they could have underestimated serious interest.
NeXuS4
Android Enthusiast
What's so funny is we are seeing the fruits of that doomed acquisition as we speak. This was government regulation done right and we all benefit from it.
After all, if that deal had gone through I can basically guarantee I wouldn't be paying $30 a month for unlimited data.
Also, the next person who describes the $300 super phone that I can take to any carrier I want as "niche" is getting a hadoken.