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Pixel had an ad campaign?

by throwaway8800 9y ago

philliphaydon 9y ago
Pixel???
- jfoutz 9y ago
  Yeah, you remember, google's really fancy chromebook.
  - seanp2k2 9y ago
    Ooh, no wait, their phone line, after they killed "Nexus" despite building a solid brand behind that for a few years. To call it the same thing that their original Chromebook was called was just insult to injury. Whoever manages their branding obviously has no idea what they're doing. See also: "Google Apps" is now G Suite. Why? This is their official answer, along with a table to reference for what all the new names are, along with this brilliant bit about the change: """ We created Google Apps to help people everywhere work and innovate together, so organizations can move faster and achieve more. On September 29, 2016, we introduced a new name that better reflects this mission: G Suite. """ https://support.google.com/a/answer/7126147?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/7126147?hl=en Given their history, the next name (due in 2018) shall be "GCloud" or "Cloud by Google".
    - loxias 9y ago
      Pixel? That's their tablet, right? Nexus is for their audio device.
      - i336_ 9y ago
        Nope, it was a Chromebook with the world's first 2560x1700 display AFAIK. Yeah.
        72deluxe 9y ago
        That amazing device with no internal storage thereby hampering its usage as a really great Linux device? Such a waste :-(
  - mirkules 9y ago
    You joke, but I am really confused what is the "official" Google phone and what is not. First, there was the Nexus One by HTC, then Nexus S by Samsung, then Galaxy Nexus by Samsung (how is that different than Galaxy S* series?), a bunch in between that were no less confusing, and now there's a Pixel. The Nexus branding seems to have been tied to the manufacturer, which only added to my confusion. I just want to know what is the Google sanctioned phone. So yes, they didn't do a very good job at marketing their brand and setting it apart from the "clones".
    - PhasmaFelis 9y ago
      I think the unifying feature of the Nexus line was that they all ran stock Android, or close to it. The Galaxy Nexus did, anyway.
    - detaro 9y ago
      The Nexus always were partnerships with manufacturers, but as far as I know everything that was called Nexus was an iteration of "the Google sanctioned phone"
    - Yizahi 9y ago
      Pixel by HTC
PascLeRasc 9y ago
They had a good ad campaign, but a terrible distribution program. My mom really wanted to get a Pixel, but the "only on Verizon" thing threw her, and she didn't know how to get one on AT&T.

Pixel had an ad campaign?

philliphaydon 9y ago

Pixel???

jfoutz 9y ago
Yeah, you remember, google's really fancy chromebook.
- seanp2k2 9y ago
  Ooh, no wait, their phone line, after they killed "Nexus" despite building a solid brand behind that for a few years. To call it the same thing that their original Chromebook was called was just insult to injury. Whoever manages their branding obviously has no idea what they're doing. See also: "Google Apps" is now G Suite. Why? This is their official answer, along with a table to reference for what all the new names are, along with this brilliant bit about the change: """ We created Google Apps to help people everywhere work and innovate together, so organizations can move faster and achieve more. On September 29, 2016, we introduced a new name that better reflects this mission: G Suite. """ https://support.google.com/a/answer/7126147?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/7126147?hl=en Given their history, the next name (due in 2018) shall be "GCloud" or "Cloud by Google".
  - loxias 9y ago
    Pixel? That's their tablet, right? Nexus is for their audio device.
    - i336_ 9y ago
      Nope, it was a Chromebook with the world's first 2560x1700 display AFAIK. Yeah.
      - 72deluxe 9y ago
        That amazing device with no internal storage thereby hampering its usage as a really great Linux device? Such a waste :-(
- mirkules 9y ago
  You joke, but I am really confused what is the "official" Google phone and what is not. First, there was the Nexus One by HTC, then Nexus S by Samsung, then Galaxy Nexus by Samsung (how is that different than Galaxy S* series?), a bunch in between that were no less confusing, and now there's a Pixel. The Nexus branding seems to have been tied to the manufacturer, which only added to my confusion. I just want to know what is the Google sanctioned phone. So yes, they didn't do a very good job at marketing their brand and setting it apart from the "clones".
  - PhasmaFelis 9y ago
    I think the unifying feature of the Nexus line was that they all ran stock Android, or close to it. The Galaxy Nexus did, anyway.
  - detaro 9y ago
    The Nexus always were partnerships with manufacturers, but as far as I know everything that was called Nexus was an iteration of "the Google sanctioned phone"
  - Yizahi 9y ago
    Pixel by HTC

PascLeRasc 9y ago

They had a good ad campaign, but a terrible distribution program. My mom really wanted to get a Pixel, but the "only on Verizon" thing threw her, and she didn't know how to get one on AT&T.