The Galaxy Nexus doesn't go through carriers unless you're on Verizon (or maybe Sprint). It was sold through Google Play (and given away at developer events like I/O) completely unlocked.
Here are the images Google has supplied for this device in the past:
My bad, I have the Galaxy Nexus through Verizon and assumed it was the same for other carriers. I forgot it was available unlocked through the Play store. I'm used to ignoring all of the news from Google and waiting an extra 6+ months for every update.
Here are the images Google has supplied for this device in the past:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#takju
Leaving it out of Google's announcement feels a lot like an implicit deprecation to me.