After I/O: Google tries to be Sony, hobbles Android's business case

If you didn't get the message when Google changed the name of its Android Marketplace app store to Google Play, it should've come through last week when Google used much of its I/O conference to promote a heavy consumer electronics strategy, such as the Kindle Fire competitor Nexus 7 and Apple TV competitor Nexus Q. To me, it's clear that Google wants to be the new Sony, an innovator in and mass producer of entertainment products.

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