Google just bought the company; I'm sure it's not for the app software (which kinda works sometimes) nor the firmware (which kinda works sometimes), nor the customer loyalty (which they've pretty thoroughly blown in some product lines). I expect it's for the hardware fabrication in low cost foreign regions. FWIW, I have no complaints about the blaze from a hardware point of view; I think the premature battery death issue is due to firmware charging the battery at an excessive rate, in the interest of user convenience.
I'd not expect new management to be inserted any time soon, nor any improvement of customer service toward old product lines. Maybe toward the newer, current lines, but I'd not hold my breath on that one.
I expect this sale has made the original owners very wealthy. Goes to show that in the real world, bad behavior often is rewarded. Oh well.
