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		twelvechairs on Nov 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google's Nexus 4 smartphone sells out in the US in... Im sure the PR machines are involved too. "iPhone sells out" always hits the headlines (online and otherwise) in a big way, stoking demand (if it's sold out it must be good - and if I get one faster than everyone else I'll be able to show it off) Put it this way - I'm sure it won't remain "sold out" (inaccessible to purchase) for long...

dotBen on Nov 13, 2012 [–]

Yes, I don't believe there are physically no more Nexus 4's left to be sold.

It's a PR/Marketing ploy, a good one and if I was in Google's shoes it's exactly what I would be doing too.

Anyone who thinks this is Google's coders not able to take a credit card and put you on a wait-list isn't thinking outside the box.

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