T-Mobile May or May Not Be Offering the Nexus One in Stores
I love playing the wording game when it comes to public relations: press releases, official statements, and internal corporate communication are so carefully worded that the smallest detail could make the biggest difference. In this story, TmoNews got a shot of an internal screen stating “The Nexus One was sold and marketed by Google. T-Mobile is not offering the Nexus One through our retail stores.”
At first glance, it sounds like they simply won’t be offering the device ever. Reading between the lines, though, tells us that the statement could just be fluff. “T-Mobile is not offering” is a lot different than “T-Mobile will not be offering”. One is present tense and one is future tense, but I’m sure most of you knew that. Furthermore, T-Mobile directs their agents to inform inquiring customers that the Nexus One is no longer available via the Google store. Why not tell them to include the fact that T-Mobile won’t be selling it either?
Maybe I’m picking at straws, but there could still be room for the Nexus One on T-Mobile’s bright, pink (I’m tired of saying magenta) shelves. We’ll wait for an official statement (which we’ll pick apart just as much) to back this rumor up before we run wild in every direction with it.