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Well, there was the Pixel C in 2015. It was Android based and went nowhere. Then there was the Pixel Slate in 2018. It was Chrome OS based, and also went nowhe

Well, there was the Pixel C in 2015. It was Android based and went nowhere. Then there was the Pixel Slate in 2018. It was Chrome OS based, and also went nowhere. If you bought a Pixel Slate, a new Google tablet has been five years in the making. Except that the Pixel Tablet isn't really a replacement. It's back to Android, and this time, no keyboard or pen options in sight.

goosedragons 4y ago
It says it supports USI styli but not prioritizing it for the price they are asking seems like a bad move in 2023.
hbn 4y ago
Google has no long-term strategy for tablets. Best I can tell, every few years some product owners get together to once again do Google's Big Push For Tablets For Real This Time We Swear and the initiative goes until they get their promotions and then it's forgotten until the next round a few years later. If you buy this tablet and like it, don't expect a successor. They'll release something completely unrelated in a few years, it might be running Chrome OS, it might have a keyboard accessory, it might have a pen accessory, it might have absolutely abysmal performance[1]. It's a complete grab bag. And this applies to basically all Google products and services. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOh6d_r63Bw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOh6d_r63Bw
- dmitrygr 4y ago
  > Best I can tell, every few years some product owners get together to once again do Google's Big Push For Tablets For Real This Time We Swear and the initiative goes until they get their promotions and then it's forgotten until the next round a few years later You are 100% correct. Source: was part of two such pushes while working at goog
  - ianai 4y ago
    You figure google could ever change their ways? Like if enough backlash hit their products? Anything?
    - dmitrygr 4y ago
      It would require a change of leadership. The incentives that make this happen come from the top. Until the board and starts firing some of the top leadership, I wouldn’t hope for much change.
- markmark 4y ago
  I've got an Android phone but I'd never waste my money nor time on an Android tablet knowing Google are going to lose interest in it in six months.
  - Gigachad 4y ago
    The iPad was my first Apple product. Was super in the android ecosystem at the time but the Android tablets were just non existent. I was so impressed by the ipad, which was second hand, several years old, and still getting updates. Ended up switching to an iPhone and Macbook as well. Feels like Google has been bleeding users for a while by just ignoring tablets for so long.
- vineyardmike 4y ago
  I hope this docked version does well because I really like the smart home hub meets tablet meets household shared device vision.
- mook 4y ago
  I'm hopeful that they'll somewhat keep the tablet form factor working because it'll be used when a foldable device is open; it's just a bit bigger. I'm not hopeful enough to go buy a tablet, however.
donalhunt 4y ago
The Pixel C got launched and then more or less ignored. There was a startup / auth big that more or less killed the device off. I ended up getting a full refund for mine. :(
taeric 4y ago
Holy crap, I can only assume someone has done the Monty Python skit of the castle that kept falling into the swamp with Google devices. It was basically impossible for me not to hear that voice in the second paragraph here. :D
kitsunesoba 4y ago
I briefly owned a Pixel C and found it to be a buggy mess. Ultimately returned it. Wouldn’t be a surprise if that were a major factor in it being a flop.

goosedragons 4y ago

It says it supports USI styli but not prioritizing it for the price they are asking seems like a bad move in 2023.

hbn 4y ago

Google has no long-term strategy for tablets. Best I can tell, every few years some product owners get together to once again do Google's Big Push For Tablets For Real This Time We Swear and the initiative goes until they get their promotions and then it's forgotten until the next round a few years later. If you buy this tablet and like it, don't expect a successor. They'll release something completely unrelated in a few years, it might be running Chrome OS, it might have a keyboard accessory, it might have a pen accessory, it might have absolutely abysmal performance[1]. It's a complete grab bag. And this applies to basically all Google products and services. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOh6d_r63Bw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOh6d_r63Bw

dmitrygr 4y ago
> Best I can tell, every few years some product owners get together to once again do Google's Big Push For Tablets For Real This Time We Swear and the initiative goes until they get their promotions and then it's forgotten until the next round a few years later You are 100% correct. Source: was part of two such pushes while working at goog
- ianai 4y ago
  You figure google could ever change their ways? Like if enough backlash hit their products? Anything?
  - dmitrygr 4y ago
    It would require a change of leadership. The incentives that make this happen come from the top. Until the board and starts firing some of the top leadership, I wouldn’t hope for much change.
markmark 4y ago
I've got an Android phone but I'd never waste my money nor time on an Android tablet knowing Google are going to lose interest in it in six months.
- Gigachad 4y ago
  The iPad was my first Apple product. Was super in the android ecosystem at the time but the Android tablets were just non existent. I was so impressed by the ipad, which was second hand, several years old, and still getting updates. Ended up switching to an iPhone and Macbook as well. Feels like Google has been bleeding users for a while by just ignoring tablets for so long.
vineyardmike 4y ago
I hope this docked version does well because I really like the smart home hub meets tablet meets household shared device vision.
mook 4y ago
I'm hopeful that they'll somewhat keep the tablet form factor working because it'll be used when a foldable device is open; it's just a bit bigger. I'm not hopeful enough to go buy a tablet, however.

donalhunt 4y ago

The Pixel C got launched and then more or less ignored. There was a startup / auth big that more or less killed the device off. I ended up getting a full refund for mine. :(

taeric 4y ago

Holy crap, I can only assume someone has done the Monty Python skit of the castle that kept falling into the swamp with Google devices. It was basically impossible for me not to hear that voice in the second paragraph here. :D

kitsunesoba 4y ago

I briefly owned a Pixel C and found it to be a buggy mess. Ultimately returned it. Wouldn’t be a surprise if that were a major factor in it being a flop.