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Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel (www.theverge.com)
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[–] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Very relevant

Also that whole channel is hilarious

[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

hilarious? 🤔

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That could be me...I don't know anyone else with a pixel.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I know a few people (including myself) who use pixel. They're pretty moderately priced (compared to iphones) and the functionality is nice. Also, they have the longest Android suppoet.

[–] Matt@lemdro.id 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Google has done price increases the last 2 or 3 years, so they no longer have a price advantage. Samsung also has the same 7 year support window.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

Yeah but samsung is bloatware locked down garbage. You can put a custom os on pixels

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not many complaints on my side either. I just wanted a phone without nonsense installed. It's not quite as customisable as I may want (I can't get rid of some pre installed applications, but yeah.

[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Did you get it through your carrier? They add extra bloat vs buying it unlocked

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I bought it in the UK, no network locks these days, no bloat. I just mean standard stuff like the Calendar, Gmail, etc.