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Google's 'iPhone Killer' Discontinued

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After going on sale in January.

“iPhone Killer”? Not so much: Google has discontinued the Nexus One—the smart phone that the company launched to much fanfare in January. Originally, Google sold the phone at a special online store; when sales were disappointing, it started selling the phone out of cell-phone outlets, but business didn’t pick up. While the phone is going away, the software it runs—Android—remains incredibly popular.

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