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Headsup, for me (Mainland europe), this instantly redirects to the general google store homepage, which is currently selling the 'nest audio' product above the

Headsup, for me (Mainland europe), this instantly redirects to the general google store homepage, which is currently selling the 'nest audio' product above the fold. To visit, try: https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_5?hl=en-US https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_5?hl=en-US If that doesn't work: First open a private browser window, then go to: https://store.google.com/us/?hl=en-US&regionRedirect=true https://store.google.com/us/?hl=en-US&regionRedirect=true then in the menu, pick 'Pixel', 'Pixel 5'.

nickik 6y ago
I was like 'wtf is this garbage' I thought this was about a phone. Don't care enough about a smartphone enough to play tricks with my browser. Apparently they don't want my money.
- Hamuko 6y ago
  Google has historically not wanted your money but rather your data and clicks.
slim 6y ago
I get a page saying "this service is not available in your country"
po1nter 6y ago
Not sure what you mean by Mainland Europe (it's not a single country) but it works for me here in France.
- owenwil 6y ago
  That's because it's available in France. If you try to load it in The Netherlands, it does what they're saying.
- LegitShady 6y ago
  Mainland Europe meaning not an an island I assume.
- smnrchrds 6y ago
  > Not sure what you mean by Mainland Europe Perhaps continental Europe?
timack 6y ago
Same here in New Zealand ... I just see Nest Aware cameras.
- muthdra 6y ago
  Same in Brazil. Google Nest Mini and Chromecast.
snvzz 6y ago
I had to use tor, and keep making new circuits until it worked. No headphone jack, thus not even up for consideration.
- krn 6y ago
  > No headphone jack, thus not even up for consideration. Just curious, which flagship smartphone of any manufacturer offers a headphone jack in 2020? In any case, Pixel 4A 5G has a headphone jack – and comes with the same processor as Pixel 5. So, it's either water resistance and wireless charging, or a headphone jack nowadays.
  - snvzz 6y ago
    >which flagship smartphone of any manufacturer offers a headphone jack in 2020? There's the builtin assumption that I care about flagships. I don't. I only care about headphone jacks. Thus, my options are limited to devices with headphone jacks. Regarding flagships, I could get a flagship now, or get a better (than the current flagship) non-flagship phone for much cheaper, by the next generation. If they hate my money, so be it. I feel no pressure whatsoever to replace my OP3, and once I do, chances are I'm not going to get a flagship, by the look of it. >In any case, Pixel 4A 5G has a headphone jack – and comes with the same processor as Pixel 5. Exactly my point. >it's either water resistance and wireless charging I don't care about wireless charging. Water resistance, it would of course be nice to have, but I haven't ever accidentally destroyed a device with water before, so it's not like I need the feature, unlike the headphone jack. Besides latency being a pet peeve of mine, I do play really tight rhythm games on my phone, I have for several years, and this isn't something I'm willing to give up. Both bluetooth and external DAC+Amp devices have higher latency than headphone jacks.
    - krn 6y ago
      > There's the builtin assumption that I care about flagships. I don't. I only care about headphone jacks. No, my point was that your comment about Pixel 5 not having a headphone jack was a bit pointless, because no smartphone manufacturer offers a headphone jack in its flagship device in 2020.
ksec 6y ago
I think this is "wrong" in terms of UX. I click on the link, and it should show me all the information of Pixel 5, because that was my intention when clicking on it. If it is not available in my country, simply show a big banner saying it is not available. Why are they deferring me to somewhere else. Users: I know I cant get it, but can I at least look at it? Google: Nope you cant. Go Somewhere else. And this is Google's fourth year into selling Pixel Phone.

nickik 6y ago

I was like 'wtf is this garbage' I thought this was about a phone. Don't care enough about a smartphone enough to play tricks with my browser. Apparently they don't want my money.

Hamuko 6y ago
Google has historically not wanted your money but rather your data and clicks.

slim 6y ago

I get a page saying "this service is not available in your country"

po1nter 6y ago

Not sure what you mean by Mainland Europe (it's not a single country) but it works for me here in France.

owenwil 6y ago
That's because it's available in France. If you try to load it in The Netherlands, it does what they're saying.
LegitShady 6y ago
Mainland Europe meaning not an an island I assume.
smnrchrds 6y ago
> Not sure what you mean by Mainland Europe Perhaps continental Europe?

timack 6y ago

Same here in New Zealand ... I just see Nest Aware cameras.

muthdra 6y ago
Same in Brazil. Google Nest Mini and Chromecast.

snvzz 6y ago

I had to use tor, and keep making new circuits until it worked. No headphone jack, thus not even up for consideration.

krn 6y ago
> No headphone jack, thus not even up for consideration. Just curious, which flagship smartphone of any manufacturer offers a headphone jack in 2020? In any case, Pixel 4A 5G has a headphone jack – and comes with the same processor as Pixel 5. So, it's either water resistance and wireless charging, or a headphone jack nowadays.
- snvzz 6y ago
  >which flagship smartphone of any manufacturer offers a headphone jack in 2020? There's the builtin assumption that I care about flagships. I don't. I only care about headphone jacks. Thus, my options are limited to devices with headphone jacks. Regarding flagships, I could get a flagship now, or get a better (than the current flagship) non-flagship phone for much cheaper, by the next generation. If they hate my money, so be it. I feel no pressure whatsoever to replace my OP3, and once I do, chances are I'm not going to get a flagship, by the look of it. >In any case, Pixel 4A 5G has a headphone jack – and comes with the same processor as Pixel 5. Exactly my point. >it's either water resistance and wireless charging I don't care about wireless charging. Water resistance, it would of course be nice to have, but I haven't ever accidentally destroyed a device with water before, so it's not like I need the feature, unlike the headphone jack. Besides latency being a pet peeve of mine, I do play really tight rhythm games on my phone, I have for several years, and this isn't something I'm willing to give up. Both bluetooth and external DAC+Amp devices have higher latency than headphone jacks.
  - krn 6y ago
    > There's the builtin assumption that I care about flagships. I don't. I only care about headphone jacks. No, my point was that your comment about Pixel 5 not having a headphone jack was a bit pointless, because no smartphone manufacturer offers a headphone jack in its flagship device in 2020.

ksec 6y ago

I think this is "wrong" in terms of UX. I click on the link, and it should show me all the information of Pixel 5, because that was my intention when clicking on it. If it is not available in my country, simply show a big banner saying it is not available. Why are they deferring me to somewhere else. Users: I know I cant get it, but can I at least look at it? Google: Nope you cant. Go Somewhere else. And this is Google's fourth year into selling Pixel Phone.