Re: I don't think this is a marketshare play
> If they were trying to show OEMs what Google thinks of as basic necessities for a phone they'd be selling it for $200.
Indeed. I still have the Nexus 4 - which cost me considerably less than $200 - and it's my perfect phone. If I could get security updates, I would have no need to change it, ever. But I suspect that doesn't make me much of a market...