They're free of carrier and vendor crapware. They get the most recent updates. They tell Google everything. You can root them and install CyanogenMod - which has the first two advantages without the privacy disadvantage.
From: Friam <[hidden email]> on behalf of Gillian Densmore <[hidden email]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 3:09 PM
To: [hidden email]; The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [FRIAM] opinions on nexus phones?
Anyone have opinions on the nexus phones?
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