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I think at least part of the death of the Nexus 7 is because Google seemed to have no interest in refreshing it. I was looking to upgrade mine a while back and

by sbov 9y ago

I think at least part of the death of the Nexus 7 is because Google seemed to have no interest in refreshing it. I was looking to upgrade mine a while back and the only thing available was the same old tablet. Google has a weird relationship with consumer devices. They release stuff, then seemingly completely abandon it for years. I don't know what exactly their goal is with some of these devices, but if e.g. Microsoft did the same thing with the XBox, they would never be where they are now.

jjrh 9y ago
> I don't know what exactly their goal is with some of these devices, I always assumed google's hardware stuff was basically a reference implementation. When traditional manufacturers 'get it' google steps aside.
- ocdtrekkie 9y ago
  This was definitely meant to be the case in the Nexus era, but the Pixels are heavily marketed widely to consumers, and are given features that are withheld from OEMs for a while. Especially with their push to branded accessories like the Pixel Buds and the like, I'm pretty sure the Pixel line is supposed to be their iPhone, a mainstream, consumer-friendly brand.
  - pjmlp 9y ago
    With their update policy their are certainly not iPhone consumer-friendly like.
dragonwriter 9y ago
> Google has a weird relationship with consumer devices. They release stuff, then seemingly completely abandon it for years. I always get the impression that Google doesn't want to be in the consumer hardware market, they want to be making software and online services supporting consumer hardware. They participate in the hardware market to drive the market in the direction they want it to go, but really want third-party hardware partners to do the heavy lifting on consumer hardware. > I don't know what exactly their goal is with some of these devices, but if e.g. Microsoft did the same thing with the XBox, they would never be where they are now. Their goal seems to be to become what Microsoft was with the PC market, only in more markets and with a bit more active hand in steering the hardware markets.
chaostheory 9y ago
> They release stuff, then seemingly completely abandon it for years. It's not just with devices. The most obvious place this happens is with IM services. Whether it's intentional or not, maintenance of existing products seems to be frowned upon within Google since promotions are mainly based on releasing new products.
zeveb 9y ago
> I think at least part of the death of the Nexus 7 is because Google seemed to have no interest in refreshing it. Yup. It was the right size (can fit in a pant or suit pocket!), it did everything one could want, and it worked just fine. Of course Google killed it.

by sbov 9y ago

jjrh 9y ago

> I don't know what exactly their goal is with some of these devices, I always assumed google's hardware stuff was basically a reference implementation. When traditional manufacturers 'get it' google steps aside.

ocdtrekkie 9y ago
This was definitely meant to be the case in the Nexus era, but the Pixels are heavily marketed widely to consumers, and are given features that are withheld from OEMs for a while. Especially with their push to branded accessories like the Pixel Buds and the like, I'm pretty sure the Pixel line is supposed to be their iPhone, a mainstream, consumer-friendly brand.
- pjmlp 9y ago
  With their update policy their are certainly not iPhone consumer-friendly like.

dragonwriter 9y ago

> Google has a weird relationship with consumer devices. They release stuff, then seemingly completely abandon it for years. I always get the impression that Google doesn't want to be in the consumer hardware market, they want to be making software and online services supporting consumer hardware. They participate in the hardware market to drive the market in the direction they want it to go, but really want third-party hardware partners to do the heavy lifting on consumer hardware. > I don't know what exactly their goal is with some of these devices, but if e.g. Microsoft did the same thing with the XBox, they would never be where they are now. Their goal seems to be to become what Microsoft was with the PC market, only in more markets and with a bit more active hand in steering the hardware markets.

chaostheory 9y ago

> They release stuff, then seemingly completely abandon it for years. It's not just with devices. The most obvious place this happens is with IM services. Whether it's intentional or not, maintenance of existing products seems to be frowned upon within Google since promotions are mainly based on releasing new products.

zeveb 9y ago

> I think at least part of the death of the Nexus 7 is because Google seemed to have no interest in refreshing it. Yup. It was the right size (can fit in a pant or suit pocket!), it did everything one could want, and it worked just fine. Of course Google killed it.