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I think that probably it will get out of stock quickly. It's a marketing move that gets reported by major news sites, and raises interest among non-tech people. If everything goes smoothly, probably it will get less coverage.

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Yes, I'm afraid that it's there marketing strategy. I think it works for Nexus 4 and gain them massive attention with the people. I'm just hoping that they will not do it again because there are more people now that are aware with the Nexus line and waiting. I know some people that are waiting for Nexus 5 but have a deadline for themselves. And if they don't get Nexus 5 immediately, they will just buy a different phone. Looks like a miss customer for Nexus.

I'm expecting them to go out of stock quickly, and be hard to get until after Christmas. As others have said, this is partially a marketing move.

To be fair there hasn't been any issues with stock on the new Nexus 7. I think what happened with the Nexus 4 is they underestimated the demand the reduced price would cause. It was the first time they sold a Nexus at such a discount. I think they'll have things more in control this time.

Ah, so then you make lots of stock, but hold it in reserve. Wait for out of stock reporting, and add a waiting list, then start shipping the reserve after a week of out of stock.

Everyone wins: People get their item, and the media gets to report out of stock.

I've never been a fan of this. If I can't get it with guaranteed overnight shipping for $3.99, I'm not buying it.

It's only for the first week or two.

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