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I'm probably stupid, but I honestly don't understand this device and Google startegy... It's called Pixel instead of Nexus, (it's running Android), so it's con

by jbk 11y ago

I'm probably stupid, but I honestly don't understand this device and Google startegy... It's called Pixel instead of Nexus, (it's running Android), so it's confusing to many people, on the market positioning side... At the same time, on the technical side, Android team, after telling us to use Fragments to have nice tablets+phone experience for a few years, seems to not care about fragments anymore. Notably appcompat and design libraries don't work correctly in Fragments anymore... And the Google apps show this very clearly. If Google apps are not supporting tablets correctly, why should we?

AdmiralAsshat 11y ago
The original Google Pixel was so named for the following reasons: 1) It was developed in-house at Google 2) It reflected the hi-DPI of the screen. Evidently they decided to turn "Pixel" into a brand, and I suppose they figured that the in-house tablet they developed warranted the title (if you look at the thing, its aluminum design does resemble the panel half of a Chromebook Pixel). So I suppose they now use the Pixel brand to either represent that style or to indicate that it's in-house hardware.
- digi_owl 11y ago
  Also the Chromebook Pixel may have been an attempt to get Google employees to use something other than Macbooks. Meaning that it may be in part aimed at dogfooding the Android platform internally, much like how Microsoft employees run beta version of their software to root out early bugs and such. Also offering the device for sale may provide some means of covering the expense of having them made, as usually factories demand certain minimum amount ordered before they start a production run.
  - arthurfm 11y ago
    > Also the Chromebook Pixel may have been an attempt to get Google employees to use something other than Macbooks. I think it's most likely due to Apple's weak enterprise management tools for OS X [1] and the mid-2009 cyber attack on Google (Operation Aurora [2]) which was the result of one or more Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerabilities. [1] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/google_mac_support/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/google_mac_support/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aurora https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aurora
- arthurfm 11y ago
  > So I suppose they now use the Pixel brand to either represent that style or to indicate that it's in-house hardware. The latter. [1] "Pixel is Google designed hardware; Nexus is hardware we work closely with partners to design" [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3w3x7p/hi_im_andrew_here_at_google_and_im_with_the_team/cxt4sg3 https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3w3x7p/hi_im_andrew_h...
e40 11y ago
It all makes sense if when you are confused by what Google does, just remember this: we are Google's beta testers and what we test might or might not be a real product some day. In other words, Google doesn't have much of a strategy other than throw a bunch of stuff against a wall and see what sticks.
- bitmapbrother 11y ago
  Yeah, much like the Surface Book which was a home run. Oh wait... http://www.google.com/search?q=problems+with+my+surface+book http://www.google.com/search?q=problems+with+my+surface+book
  - e40 11y ago
    I said nothing about MS or the Surface. Not sure why you are making a snarky comment, as if I did.
    - bitmapbrother 11y ago
      Snarky? Your comment was nothing but.

by jbk 11y ago

AdmiralAsshat 11y ago

The original Google Pixel was so named for the following reasons: 1) It was developed in-house at Google 2) It reflected the hi-DPI of the screen. Evidently they decided to turn "Pixel" into a brand, and I suppose they figured that the in-house tablet they developed warranted the title (if you look at the thing, its aluminum design does resemble the panel half of a Chromebook Pixel). So I suppose they now use the Pixel brand to either represent that style or to indicate that it's in-house hardware.

digi_owl 11y ago
Also the Chromebook Pixel may have been an attempt to get Google employees to use something other than Macbooks. Meaning that it may be in part aimed at dogfooding the Android platform internally, much like how Microsoft employees run beta version of their software to root out early bugs and such. Also offering the device for sale may provide some means of covering the expense of having them made, as usually factories demand certain minimum amount ordered before they start a production run.
- arthurfm 11y ago
  > Also the Chromebook Pixel may have been an attempt to get Google employees to use something other than Macbooks. I think it's most likely due to Apple's weak enterprise management tools for OS X [1] and the mid-2009 cyber attack on Google (Operation Aurora [2]) which was the result of one or more Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerabilities. [1] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/google_mac_support/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/google_mac_support/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aurora https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aurora
arthurfm 11y ago
> So I suppose they now use the Pixel brand to either represent that style or to indicate that it's in-house hardware. The latter. [1] "Pixel is Google designed hardware; Nexus is hardware we work closely with partners to design" [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3w3x7p/hi_im_andrew_here_at_google_and_im_with_the_team/cxt4sg3 https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3w3x7p/hi_im_andrew_h...

e40 11y ago

It all makes sense if when you are confused by what Google does, just remember this: we are Google's beta testers and what we test might or might not be a real product some day. In other words, Google doesn't have much of a strategy other than throw a bunch of stuff against a wall and see what sticks.

bitmapbrother 11y ago
Yeah, much like the Surface Book which was a home run. Oh wait... http://www.google.com/search?q=problems+with+my+surface+book http://www.google.com/search?q=problems+with+my+surface+book
- e40 11y ago
  I said nothing about MS or the Surface. Not sure why you are making a snarky comment, as if I did.
  - bitmapbrother 11y ago
    Snarky? Your comment was nothing but.