Pixel: Absolutely not
Pixel devices are a vessel for distributing google software services. Hardware-wise they’re pretty mediocre. Google is not making a profit from the pixel hardware devices themselves but instead from the added software upsell.
Google TPU: Yes!
Google Nest: I think yes, Nest used to be its own thing without Google
8K TVs are pointless
It’s an interesting trick because it makes me ponder: why would google do this?
Pre-compiling on the server means spending compute resources that are not free on something that was free before. In other words: cost. Why would google incur a cost on something that is non-user marketable or even perceptible? Were there really that many users complaining about how long it took to install x random app? Would google do this out of the kindness of their hearts?
So here’s my best theory of why they’re doing this: **Automatic installing of apps / ads on the background. **
here’s why I think that:
Google has a history of trying this in-between state of app/website with “instant apps”. Instant apps were never really “instant” though and they never really took off.
There are already several full screen ads for dopaming-hacking games that are partially interactive. It wouldn’t take much to jump into a “pass the first level to skip the ad” kind of mechanic instead of “watch 20 seconds of this video to skip the ad” The limiting factor is how quickly does the ad install on your device.
Xiaomi and other Chinese companies have demonstrated how lucrative auto-installed crapware is. If one assumes that the concept generates revenue, imagine the following pitch:
For $20 we’ll highlight your app on the play store
For $200 we’ll show 20 full screen ads on 1000 users
For $2000 we’ll pre-install the app on 1000 users from May 1st to June 1st
The working class in America are so docile and subdued at this point that they won’t notice when all this happens.
Death penalty would take several years to happen and by then people will have forgotten. Only a couple of remaining groupies will make a fuss.
Fasting more effective and far cheaper
Okay so you want “actual linux and open source” AND it also needs to work on more than 1% of the phones?
It’s like the people who complain about phones not having a SD card but they never buy the phones that actually do support them
There are phones you can buy that run Linux in our open source check out the pinephone
So why not use Ubuntu Touch?
Shhh, look over here instead ✨ different colours
There’s no ublock in those extensions Nor a n ad blocker
Yes I will take marginal amount of risk but no I won’t gamble everything
Some people get the opportunity to try things risk free, and others need to risk everything so if they fail the consequences are very negative
You seem to not understand the difference between an investment and a loan
I have applied to a few accelerator programs and haven’t gotten a response
One thing is to get money in exchange for ownership of the company and the other one is to get money that has to be paid back no matter what
I stand corrected
This looks like a project from an L3 who got promoted and immediately left the team afterwards.
Funding is stopping me. Lack of investment money to get started. Access to capital.
I don’t have the luxury to stop being an employee, even momentarily because I need the income
With “Google” it’s always like one great Design/UI team putting out a recommendation and then have several other teams in the company disregard that recommendation. Barely any cohesion.
We don’t really own anything
These are pocket computer computers that turn into paperweights the moment our feudal lord Google decides to
Can’t use banking nor government apps there (non us)
As someone who hates appliances beeping, I love push notifications
I’m so tired at things beeping at me