That’s Google Play in the first minute of the Nexus 4 US launch: phone available, placed in cart, checkout is impossible. I guess that’s Google’s version of the long lines outside Apple stores? I am not alone:
And within minutes there were hundreds more…
Yes, the Google Play checkout function spectacularly died. Sh*t happens. But hey, this is Google!
Then I get a hint:
Oh, I’ve got it. Now we know whey it’s called Google PLAY. As it sure ain’t no e-commerce site:-( And Google is pushing Wallet as a universal payment system? #FAIL.
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