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When in late 2014 , Google released with the assistance of Asus Nexus Player, he seemed the ideal set-top box that supports popular streaming services and apps from the Play Store. But when came the fourth generation of Apple TV, Google to realize that to continue to battle on this field is meaningless.

As recently became known, Nexus Player is already You can not buy on Google’s official online store, and the company Asus is preparing to stop production of the consoles. . At the present time to buy it only from third-party resellers, calling them a sense of relief

Of course, the death of Nexus Player should not be regarded as a death Android TV, because many manufacturers of

smart TVs continue to actively use it, and developers – continuously improve. However, as is often the case, the next new product from Cupertino again turned everything upside down, which iz-za virtual cemetery projects Google has a new grave.

By the way, the company is not going to completely abandon the TV hardware products. For example, Chromecast dongle sold very well, and so will remain in Google the model number. And to honor the memory of the prematurely deceased Nexus Player, ponostalgirovat offer and see an overview of set-top box, which is prepared with colleagues AndroidInsider.ru: