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DannyBee on Jan 4, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Android SDK is now proprietary

N losers, like Samsung lost with the Galaxy S3? (Or the S2, or motorola lost with the droid, or ...)

wmf on Jan 4, 2013 [–]

The full Nexus business model (where the Nexus is sold at cost so regular Android phones look overpriced) just went into effect. If the Galaxy S4 is $500 and the Nexus 5 is $350 but they have similar specs, Samsung could be in serious trouble.

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