Flashback: the Nexus One fell victim to patents, component shortages and lack of advertising
The first-ever Android phone was a collaboration between Google, HTC and T-Mobile. At first, Google avoided building own-branded devices so as not to spook phone makers if they thought that Googles own Androids will get special treatment, they might not support the fledgling OS. This changed in early January 2010 when Google unveiled the…