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Google said to unveil $99 Nexus 7 tablet this year, say sources

Thursday, September 27, 2012 · 3:31 pm · 27 Comments

“Google is reportedly making two new versions of the Nexus 7 that are expected to be thinner, and will use TN panels made by Taiwan-based panel maker HannStar Display, according to industry sources,” Julian Ho and Alex Wolfgram report for DigiTimes.

“One of the models will be priced at US$199 while the other will be priced US$99, and both models are expected to hit markets by the end of 2012, added the sources.,” Ho and Wolfgram report. “The sources speculated that Google is preparing for increased competition from Apple when the reported 7.85-inch iPad is released in the fourth quarter of 2012…”

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Categories: News, Rumor

Tags: android, google, iPad, iPad mini, Nexus 7, rumor, tablets

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27 Comments

Ballmer's left nut

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 3:35 pm · Reply

It’ll soon be sold at the Walmart mark down counter at $9.99.
- Now, Now...
  
  Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 6:01 pm · Reply
  
  No, it will be found nationally at Toys-r-Us, next to GeekSquad Barbie!
cb

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 3:37 pm · Reply

What kind of crap can they make for $99?
- Necron99
  
  Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 4:32 pm · Reply
  
  It will be worth every penny you pay.
  
  Or less.
NHL

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 3:40 pm · Reply

“Wow! I’m really excited by the prospect of a new Google Nexus 7 tablet!”, no-one said, ever.
Vatdoro

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 3:57 pm · Reply

Sounds like a race to the bottom. Good thing you can easily pick one up at any Google Store. Oh wait, there are no Google Stores.
- Shadowself
  
  Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 4:10 pm · Reply
  
  Yes, it is ABSOLUTELY a race to the bottom for some vendors. No one has shipped TN panels in anything worth a damn in quite a while.
- Gary J.
  
  Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 4:44 pm · Reply
  
  Google will be Apple’s nemesis for years to come. Stock price aside, Google is very much loved around the World albeit not the most sincere company out there they are nonetheless quite a great American success story as is Apple, Microsoft, Intel and others of course.
  - Michael
    
    Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 5:43 pm · Reply
    
    They’re an ad company that buys smaller internet companies and Googlizes them by sticking ads all over their services.
    
    What’s not to love!
  - Bizlaw
    
    Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 6:00 pm · Reply
    
    Google is slowly destroying its good will. In 10 years Google will be hated about as much as Microsoft.
  - @Gary
    
    Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 8:10 pm · Reply
    
    “Very much loved around the world”?
    
    A few years ago, saying anything against Google was seemingly forbidden. And now it’s common place. Today people write whole articles questioning whether Google is really the benevolent philanthropist it claims to be, or flat-out declaring that it’s not.
    
    It isn’t really loved by anyone anymore aside from idealistic neckbeards and tech journalists catering to idealistic neckbeards.
    
    Getting into the hardware game has been a horrible mistake for Google so far and at some point they’re doing to be faced with a choice: get out of it or die. And I don’t think their hubris will allow them to get out.
    - NHL
      
      Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 9:57 pm · Reply
      
      “(Google) isn’t really loved by anyone anymore aside from idealistic neckbeards and tech journalists catering to idealistic neckbeards.”
      
      Awesome. Thank you.
- Really
  
  Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 5:36 pm · Reply
  
  They sell the current Nexus7 at Fred Meyer by my house.
  
  Only one problem – its sitting right next to the ipad2 and after looking at both the price gap didn’t strike me as that much considering how much better the iPad2 is.
  
  I literally thought the nexus felt great until I played with the iPad. No comparison.The ipad2 seemed like a better deal
Kristian

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 3:59 pm · Reply

That is really nice. They have to burn money to do that. xD
tomL

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 4:28 pm · Reply

Makes me wonder how much loss they take on every unit sold???

Oh well, I’m sure they will make it up in volume.
- Bizlaw
  
  Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 6:01 pm · Reply
  
  $99-$199.
Cubert

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 5:03 pm · Reply

Sounds craptacular!
joe

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 5:07 pm · Reply

it will be marked down to.99 and it will still be a steaming pile of crap
psidoc

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 5:26 pm · Reply

Oh.
Michael

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 5:39 pm · Reply

Let’s get the pre-iPad mini FUD rolling!!!
Philanthropist

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 5:43 pm · Reply

I’ll wait to get one until Google pays me.
- russ
  
  Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 6:42 pm · Reply
  
  I’ll wait until I need a new doorstop.
Bizlaw

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 6:01 pm · Reply

Disaster waiting to happen.
KenC

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 9:34 pm · Reply

It’s a strategy to undermine Apple.

What a company does is that it attacks its opponent on their turf, by selling product at cost. Of course, the goal isn’t to sell a lot, as that would be a waste, but to force your opponent to lower their prices to match, thus hurting their profits in one of their main product lines. Of course for the attacker, it has little effect on its own profits, since it’s such an inconsequential product for them.

So, Google attacks Apple. It’s a low-risk attack as they make nothing on their mobile device strategy. Apple makes a ton. By trying to force Apple to lower prices, they may reduce Apple’s profit. thus hurting Apple. Very common business strategy and one that Google has been using for quite some time to undermine many businesses, as their golden goose is advertising. They can go and attack other businesses with little fear of counterattack. Their biggest threat is Bing, and Microsoft is still losing billions. They have no fear, and thus they are arrogant in attacking anyone and thumbing their nose at everyone, while saying the most ludicrous things.
- K.C
  
  Friday, September 28, 2012 - 8:30 pm · Reply
  
  But it hasn’t work out to well for Google, and after all the infringement cases with the Android OS, it’s not going to work it also can be considered “if this story is true,”. The death march that Google will have to except and own.
Jeff II

Friday, September 28, 2012 - 3:15 pm · Reply

I hear W00t has a slot open in mid-January to sell all the returns at 70% off.
Jez@Nexus7Blog

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 8:38 am · Reply

Relax, it’s just a rumour!