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NexusOne: already sold on eBay more expensive than on Google.com

Hype or sign of upcoming success? The day Nexus One, the closest there is to an iPhone challenger,  is announced, you can already find hundreds of Phones on eBay sold roughly $100+ more expensive than what Google does (referring to unlocked, carrier-less option). The same happened with the iPhone on launch, but because it was not possible to buy it without a carrier contract.

So, Who is going to buy it there? Really??? Note that out of US, UK and Singapore 3G is not working. 

ps: since you asked, the Nexus One looks very much like an iPhone with a Google logo on it (ok it has background mode for apps....) - no multitouch, 4G memory..

The power of a free (unlaunched) app: Google GPS for Android causes TomTom and Garmin stock to crash

This is what happens when someone comes with a new product for free in a (unfairly) big multi billion dollar industry


To be completely fair Garmin and TomTom results were not so good either this quarter

Now, the beauty of this: Google GPS is not even launched! and it's only Android.

Questions

1. Will they port it to the iPhone?
2. Can safari be a trojan for Google navigation?
3. How will that impact the App Store sales of Tom Tom and others who are quite expensive, but still popular in rankings?
4. Will Google navigation work offline - will i be able to use it abroad without having a heart attack on my phone bill? (meaning downloading data locally)
5. in less than 24h TomTom and Garmin will have to react. What will the reaction be?

I think any iPhone owner who will see this app will want it right away. No?

Not all App Stores are equal

via techcrunch.com

Android App Store seem not to perform as well as Apple (read tehcrunch link above based on the testimonial of a top app seller in Android store). For 1 reason. The purchasing experience is painful. Not a surprise. Specially if you take into account that most apps are downloaded from a mobile device and not from the computer. Google needs to come with an elegant payment solution for the users. This is the key.