> Samsung/LG et. al. could make a somewhat more affordable handset with the design ascetics of an Apple device that ran stock Android, it would seriously disrupt Apple's position.
Or, what if Google bought a company with great supply chain expertise? Then they could sell tons of those Nexus phones.
What about a Google retail arm? It should probably be a different company entirely that Google owns. It could sell Nexus devices and Chromebooks and have its own version of the Genius Bar.