Must be why Nexus 7s can be found at Walmarts, Gamestops, Staples, even Sears in California after a quick local search.
Soooo true man!
Thats why there was a nexus 7 commercial with a man that was playing with his son inside a tent, i guess they were just two android devs writing an app..
You should resign with all this nexus is for programmers and google geeks bull**** cause its obvious that nowadays it's an alternative for users that are seeking pure google experience with the best performance/price rate.
Remember that google is more than just a device, its the whole android system and its services such as maps, google plus, google voice, google mail, and last but not least android market (it gives them direct income throught fees), thats why they are making devices with nearly no profit (30$ per 8gb nexus 7) from it.
Next i want to say is.. stop complaining about the non-removable battery, the life cycle is about two years, so there will be at least one new nexus device, and a new contract with your operator.
So ask yourself:
If you were a producer, would you want your client to change his battery or a whole phone for a new one?
The second problem is storage, a lot of smart people summed up that a common user doesn't need more than 16gb of capacity, and its commonly known that sd cards are slowing down your device. The last thing google wants is a bunch of n00bs complaining over the web about their "slow" phone just because they bought an 0,25$ 8gb sd card and filled it up with porn. Even if they are making a 32gb version the 16gb phone would sell way better. Thats why they are offering you google drive, im from europe but i've read that there were a lot of "unlimited internet" contracts over the us, so cloud storage is as good as more space.
Can't wait till the LG Nexus announcment, i am checking the web at least once a day for some news! Am I google sick or is it common?