7 things Google's Nexus Player must do to succeed | Digital Trends

#8: get certified by the FCC (see, e.g., Google halts Nexus Player pre-orders as it awaits FCC certification [The Verge])

"To say that Google is late to the party with its recently announced Nexus Player would be a grand understatement.

To be fair, The company made an early appearance at the set-top box soirée masquerading as Google TV, but was promptly booted out for being unruly, uncooperative and just generally sucking really hard. Now, having undergone a dramatic wardrobe change and an attitude adjustment, Google is back, going by the name Android TV, and flashing the Nexus Player around like some kind of VIP pass. But it’s going to have to do some serious schmoozing if it wants to be welcomed back into what became a real rager of a product category in its absence."

7 things Google's Nexus Player must do to succeed | Digital Trends