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Poor Customer Support Sullies Google Phone

Google is not known for quality customer service, and, just a week after its launch, the well-documented weakness is casting a shadow over its new Nexus One phone. Google VP of engineering Andy Rubin concedes that there is no phone support -- only email customer service -- and that there is sometimes a 3-day delay in response time. "We have to get better at customer service," All Things Digital's Walt Mossberg.

While describing the world's first Google-branded smartphone as a "sleek, streamlined phone that can easily go toe-to-toe with the iPhone 3GSs, Pres, and Droids of the world," Engadget recently labeled the Nexus One as "just another Android smartphone," i.e., no game changer.

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