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		FredDollen on Oct 18, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nexus 5 listing appears in the Play Store Most phones are sold thru wireless carriers. Since the Nexus phones can't be loaded up with carrier bloatware, they have little to no motivation to sell it.

arrrg on Oct 18, 2013 [–]

iPhones also can’t …

FredDollen on Oct 18, 2013 | [–]

True, but there is overwhelming consumer demand for Apple products. Can't say the same for commodity Android devices.

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