Late to the game: Google’s Nexus Player is a sapling in a forest of redwoods

Google TV was a flop.

Strike one.

But the Nexus Q (remember that thing?), now that was a travesty. It went from hero to zero in a matter of days after critics lambasted it for being thin on features and fat on price ($300 with no remote? No thanks). Google ultimately abandoned the Nexus Q when it realized it had royally screwed up … again.

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