Galaxy Nexus is DOA despite falling into the specs requirements for Kit Kat.
I think it's Google policy generally to support only two versions (the newest and one before). Even Chrome falls into that bracket (sort of).
Yeah I guess. I just don't think the 2012 Nexus 7 or Nexus 4 will be EOL'd so soon. I did get a laugh out of the verge hands on when they saw that the OS still has some lag and in the same video its smooth as silk and super responsive. Think i'm going to wait it out for the nexus 6 just to be safe and just upgrade my Nexus 7.
The one thing I noticed about the Nexus 4 is that unless you really like colors there's honestly no real point in grabbing a Moto X anymore. Its just too expensive to defend when its feature set can be had for $200 less.
Like Pokepal said though even the nexus line has problems. It only seems to be the verizon variant through. The Verizon Galaxy Nexus didn't get updates on time or at all because of the big V's interference. The Verizon variant also had carrier branding. My nexus 4 is through T-mobile and it has no Carrier branding and I've gotten all the updates on time as well. Google just needs to work on getting updates out on time. Kitkat should be rolling out right now instead of in a few weeks,
The main features to the OS are
-using Google Now from anywhere in the OS as long as you have a Nexus 5. (says alot this isn't on the 7)
-Full screen album and movie art on the lock screen when listening to music or watching a movie on chromcast.
-Full Screen apps
-Faster Multi-Tasking
-A new phone app that uses other Google data to make sort of the yellow pages in the dialer.
-when ever you get a call that's not in your contacts, google looks up google Maps data and matches the number to a bussiness if it can.
-Hangouts is the new all encomassing messaging app.(update with imessage style functions and you've won googy)