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Why is Google still making Pixel devices? They have made them since 2016 and spent billions of R&D and ads and it has only reached like 1-2% market share in the

Why is Google still making Pixel devices? They have made them since 2016 and spent billions of R&D and ads and it has only reached like 1-2% market share in the US.

solveit 3y ago
Why did Microsoft keep Bing around for so long? It's strategically important even if it doesn't do great.
- DANmode 3y ago
  More apt comparison: the Surface line. Both are excellent reference lines.
guyzero 3y ago
But it's growing really well! https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/google-pixel-sees-huge-sales-growth-has-2-of-north-american-market/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/google-pixel-sees-hu... In mid-2022: "...Canalys had Google up 380 percent year over year, and this quarter, the company is up 230 percent."
SXX 3y ago
Obviously Google want some reference Android devices that are not full of Samsung or chinese crapware. Regardless of marketshare they still release some decent devices. For those of us outside of Apple ecosystem Pixel 6a for $350 (with some recent discounts) is one of the best modern devices all around. Yeah you can certainly find something even cheaper, but again it will be loaded with tons of non-Google spyware.
neilv 3y ago
GrapheneOS users aren't complaining. :) https://grapheneos.org/releases https://grapheneos.org/releases
robertlagrant 3y ago
Up to 3%[0]. [0] https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-market-share-3167012 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-market-share-3... (I love how neutral this article is)
ergocoder 3y ago
They make it as a strategic move to push other makers to do better. That is why they only make the top tier one with the top price.
kccqzy 3y ago
When Google cancels a product people complain. When Google doesn't cancel a product, people still complain.
- Dylan16807 3y ago
  > When Google doesn't cancel a product, people still complain. No they don't. This is not a common sentiment and it's not even a complaint. It's just mocking their market share. And "no new model" is on a different level from actual product cancellation to begin with.

Why is Google still making Pixel devices? They have made them since 2016 and spent billions of R&D and ads and it has only reached like 1-2% market share in the US.

solveit 3y ago

Why did Microsoft keep Bing around for so long? It's strategically important even if it doesn't do great.

DANmode 3y ago
More apt comparison: the Surface line. Both are excellent reference lines.

guyzero 3y ago

But it's growing really well! https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/google-pixel-sees-huge-sales-growth-has-2-of-north-american-market/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/google-pixel-sees-hu... In mid-2022: "...Canalys had Google up 380 percent year over year, and this quarter, the company is up 230 percent."

SXX 3y ago

Obviously Google want some reference Android devices that are not full of Samsung or chinese crapware. Regardless of marketshare they still release some decent devices. For those of us outside of Apple ecosystem Pixel 6a for $350 (with some recent discounts) is one of the best modern devices all around. Yeah you can certainly find something even cheaper, but again it will be loaded with tons of non-Google spyware.

neilv 3y ago

GrapheneOS users aren't complaining. :) https://grapheneos.org/releases https://grapheneos.org/releases

robertlagrant 3y ago

Up to 3%[0]. [0] https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-market-share-3167012 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-market-share-3... (I love how neutral this article is)

ergocoder 3y ago

They make it as a strategic move to push other makers to do better. That is why they only make the top tier one with the top price.

kccqzy 3y ago

When Google cancels a product people complain. When Google doesn't cancel a product, people still complain.

Dylan16807 3y ago
> When Google doesn't cancel a product, people still complain. No they don't. This is not a common sentiment and it's not even a complaint. It's just mocking their market share. And "no new model" is on a different level from actual product cancellation to begin with.