Nexus one isn't a flop... necessarily. I mean, Google comes out with a flagship device that's going to blow all other handsets out of the water hardware-wise. If google wanted it to sell huge amounts upon release, they would've had advertised it like no tomorrow, emphasis here on the word IF.
My take on it is that the Nexus One was released on T-Mobile as a test to see if it has any major quirks or problems (which Google has addressed quite swiftly I might add). Now that it's going to be available on every network, isn't this a better time to go all in with the marketing dollars? We'll just have to wait and see but you can't really call Nexus One a flop if it doesn't sell millions if it isn't meant to sell millions.
In addition you can't say that Google just *forgot* or didn't see marketing *necessary* to promote the N1. They are one of the biggest companies in the world for a reason and I believe everything is going as planned. What that plan is? We'll soon find out.
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