Yep, I think the title of this thread should be changed to:
"Google not selling phones DIRECT anymore".
Good article though, thanks BigMerf.....
I also think this quote from the article is interesting:
"....but never the less Nexus One owners can take pride in owning a phone that has not been marketed to the masses and may even one day be a collector’s edition Android Phone."
I suspect that not many people will buy the N1 now in retail shops as there is too much competition from other equally well-spec'd phones running Android (thinking Desire, Incredible, Evo, etc), so we will continue to own a phone that is a little more "rare".....