The Galaxy Nexus is no longer available for purchase on the US Google Play Store.
Navigating over to the
Galaxy Nexus page shows the device listed as "coming soon", with no option to buy available.
The removal of the Galaxy Nexus from sale is a direct consequence of the
preliminary injunction against Samsung granted to Apple earlier in the week.
Siri 1, Samsung 0At the core of this particular legal battle between Samsung and Apple is the contention that the Galaxy Nexus infringes US patent '604, which centres on "unified search" specifically relating to Siri.
Google's Quick Search Box - a much-touted feature of the Galaxy Nexus - was ruled to infringe the '604 patent by Judge Lucy Koh.
Although
Samsung is appealing both the injunction and the temporary sales ban awarded to Apple in the decision, it appears that, for the time being at least, Sammy is having to comply with the ban.
While the removal of the Galaxy Nexus from sale is, of course, damaging to Samsung, it may prove a profound blow to Google, too, for the device is in many ways its flagship phone.
The Galaxy Nexus was the first phone to rock Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) out of the box, for instance, and it's scheduled to be the first Android device to receive the Jelly Bean OS upgrade (Android 4.1).
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PG BBilson | 09:48 - 5 July 2012
We'll be reporting on the software patch today, as this piece of news broke a little later than the original story (when the office had closed for the day).
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Xphyle | 18:24 - 4 July 2012
Fail that you guys FAILED to mention that Google and Samsung have already created a software update/workaround that will allow them to put this phone back on the market, as OTHER sites are reporting.
