I found this, I’m wanting to get a pixel tablet in about a week or so. Title just got me wondering a bit, though it’s probably just a little bit sensationalized
Pixel tablets are not priced as if Google is “desperate to sell Pixel Tablets”.
I think the author is confusing “marketing team motivation” for “desperation” just because they got a push notification.
Yeah, I looked up the price because I’ve been thinking of replacing the basic tablet I bought a couple of years ago.
The Pixel tablet is six times the price. Desperate my ass.
I’ll get one when the fire sale starts.
I got a Stadia Controller and a Chromecast Ultra for free, just because a family member subscribed to YT Premium.
Cut the price down to $249 and maybe I’ll bite.
Make an iPad Mini competitor with stylus support.
I don’t need a tablet as big as my laptop, but with less features.
I bought the Xoom and the Nexus 10, and got my wife a Nexus 7
Google abandoned all within an extremely short timeframe. The Nexus 10 suffered the worst, getting an awful ui regression a few months after it came out
I have seen no evidence Google will do any better this time
For the Nexus 7, you might want to download its LineageOS build before it’s lost to time:
- https://download.lineageos.org/devices/debx/builds
- https://download.lineageos.org/devices/flox/builds
It’s on Android 11, a huge jump from its last official build on Android 6.0.1.
And to be fair, this is the reason to get a Google device.
You know already that all Android manufacturers are assholes and will use planned obsolescence to make you buy a new device, including Google. You can plan accordingly by getting one that can be easily flashed and flashed back to stock in case of problems. That leaves you with one single Android manufacturer: Google.
And with this in mind, a device that lasted from Android 4.3 (2012) to Android 11 (2021), or 9 years… that’s pretty damn good.
