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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

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...

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...