I didn't mean to imply they're making money at all, but in fact losing. You can't sell a product with a BOM of $152 at $199 for any kind of profit, that's plainly obvious, but breaking even would still be a pretty big challenge. Remember that this thing is made by ASUS, and it's unlikely THEY're going to eat a loss, therefore there's little to no chance that Google is getting it as low as BOM. Add in manufacturing costs, documentation, packaging... Nevermind the software development....

Back to Microsoft. This giant is really showing it doesn't have balls lately, which is a shame. IMO, the whole "Metro" name debacle should have had Microsoft swinging the big hammer - they should most definitely not have backed down from that name. Metro AG be damned. There are other Metro trademarks around the globe, but the OS UI moniker is hardly a trademark violation against the name of a SUPERMARKET.

Now MS is disallowing the use of the word "Metro" in any app submitted to its store. So forget about a "Metro Map" app. What is even "Metronome" and "Metropolis" get blocked?