[s3graham]

> So the al-la-carte carrier choice model may be too late in coming to have an impact

You're right, but it seems a safe bet that Nexus Two will launch simultaneously on a variety of networks.

Incidentally, the N1 just became available here in Canada, and I bought one because our carriers are even worse than US ones (standard contract is 3 years, or full price but still network-locked, non-rootable, etc.). i.e. the distribution channel was already attractive to me, though I admit I'm obviously "fringe".