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Google already has serious problems with its culture that prevents it from consistently shipping consumer products. Adding HTC's overhead and shrinking market s
by arkitaip 9y ago
Google already has serious problems with its culture that prevents it from consistently shipping consumer products. Adding HTC's overhead and shrinking market share is adding more fuel to the fire.
If Andy Rubin can ship a mobile phone in just two years with ~100 employees, maybe Google could take a similar approach by funding a totally independent startup that's not burden by its culture yet has access to all of Google's resources.
- cromwellian 9y agoDid Essential actually build their phone, or did they simply contract an OEM to do it? Looks like LG might be the true maker of this device: http://phandroid.com/2017/05/30/essential-phone-manufacturer-lg/ http://phandroid.com/2017/05/30/essential-phone-manufacturer...
- ac29 9y agoAccording to the FCC test report [0], the manufacturer is "FIH Mobile Limited", which Google says is owned by Foxconn. [0] https://fccid.io/2ALBB-A11/Test-Report/Test-Report-3524146.pdf https://fccid.io/2ALBB-A11/Test-Report/Test-Report-3524146.p...
- tdeck 9y agoIt seems pretty easy these days to get an OEM phone made. Even Pepsi commissioned their own smartphone: http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/pepsi-phone-p1-3109 http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/pepsi-phone-p1-3109
- microtherion 9y agoEven teenagers are commissioning their own smartphone: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/09/05/frank-isnt-just-phone-phony/ http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/09/05/frank-isnt-just-phon...