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Google / Asus pushed them through retail channels here (Netherlands) and it generated quite a buzz. Demand was much bigger than the supply, especially at first, because the retailers didn't realize there was so much interest in this device. I can't say anything real about the numbers, it wasn't Apple-like but at some point they sold more than 5000 a day (quite a lot for a small country like ours), I imagine total number of sales is around 100k. No one slept in front of a store, but lots of people tried to get one and had to wait a few weeks for the next batches to become available.

That said, I like mine but don't love it. The screen is quite bland and not a lot of apps cater to the form factor. I mean, phone apps work fine if the aim is to have bigger fonts and a bit more screen real estate, but only a handful of apps do something useful with the extra space. Also, a number of apps is blocking either the tablet version or phone version through the Play store, even though either would reasonably work. It's nice as a reader (for anything other than PDF, but reflowing formats are fine) and certainly more comfortable to hold than my Samsung Tab 8.9 or 10.1. JB is a nice plus but my phone and Tabs should eventually get that as well. Not getting rid of the 8.9 / 10.1 form factors any time soon, though. I treat it as yet another digital accessory for a tech-addicted lifestyle, non-essential yet nice to have.