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This isn't slashdot. Why should posts be funny or useful to receive karma? This is a discussion forum. Furthermore, Google is in the phone business so why shou
by xigency 11y ago
This isn't slashdot. Why should posts be funny or useful to receive karma? This is a discussion forum.
Furthermore, Google is in the phone business so why shouldn't they provide this when it is essentially the same cost on the market.
- Jedd 11y ago> Google is in the phone business so why shouldn't they > provide this when it is essentially the same cost on > the market. I shall politely observe that I believe you have managed to squeeze two false premises into one sentence. I own a 'google phone', and it has 'LG' carved into the back. Yes, a couple of years old now, but wikipedia[1] will advise that: "In 2011, 96% of Google's revenue was derived from its advertising programs." Maybe the 'phone business' has improved markedly for them in recent times, but I suspect not. The other is 'same cost' -- it most certainly is not. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#Advertising https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#Advertising
- xigency 11y agoGiven that ASUS manufactures this device, what Google has provided here is the software. The main thing they've contributed here is the name of the piece, being 'Chromebit' for 'Chrome OS.' Perhaps the original commenter was stating that he would rather see an 'Android bit'. As for the cost, it's possible to get Android phones in the $20 range from a cellphone boutique store without a contract. More to my point, I would never buy one of these.