Why is nexus q not for sale

Most of them do. Google News and Shopping were betas for years and cost the consumer nothing but time to use. When I have been privy to post-mortems of train-wreck projects, many times it comes down to a lack of leadership. The entire team had a decent vision, knew the customer and what they wanted, solicited external input, listened to it, and knew the downstream impacts of issues that existed if they trudged forward.

Leaders are trained to listen, be decisive and stick to their guns, sometimes at big costs. And no one stopped the project. To maintain the Nexus Q price, Google will need to add a ton of features.

If something like that is a bridge too far, then Google will need to pull the price lever. Whatever Google does, they need to make some decisive moves if they hope to be successful with living room devices. The press gave it the expected response. The good thing is, thanks to this postponement, Google has given itself a second chance to get things right.

Most importantly, the Q needs to support more apps. If you are going to make a device that is meant to be hooked up to a TV, why not allow streaming from Hulu Plus, Netflix and other services? We've posted update after update on the Nexus Q, waiting for the Android-powered streaming media player to launch. The last we heard of it was back in July But as of this morning, Google labeled the Nexus Q no longer available for sale on its Google Play page.

Google's Nexus Q won't go on sale in July as previously promised , but the delay is actually a win for would-be fans of the streaming media device. The team behind Google's first independently engineered and manufactured hardware is delaying the public product launch to add new functionality to the device.

But there is a silver lining for those who've already committed to a life with Nexus Q. While Google isn't providing any information on exactly when the hardware will launch, and has also stopped accepting pre-orders , those who've already pre-ordered a Nexus Q from the Google Play store will still be getting their devices in the next few weeks. Nice move, Google! In its current iteration, it only plays streaming audio tracks from Google Music, and video from Google Play and YouTube.

Like our own reviewer , most technology critics gave the Q lackluster marks.