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Anon thinks about Google (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 4 months ago (19 children)

I mean, a lot of the points are valid, but the Pixel phones are pretty great, Android is pretty great and getting better, and the Chromebook gamble is playing a really long term game where they could end up uprooting Microsoft if they play their cards right. From my understanding, US kids now on average know Chromebook OS better than Windows by far, and will probably prefer to continue using it if they could. If Google makes the OS more viable for professional use and flexible and play their cards right, they'd have a really good chance at uppending Microsoft's dominance, especially since Microsoft is seemingly trying to shoot itself in the foot with Windows.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (8 children)

My Pixel 6 is not "great".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mine was, as is my P7, especially compared to a lot of competing devices from Samsung etc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The camera sucks, Google doctors the resulting photos with AI but it looks like crap. The battery sucks, it also overheats easily. But that's not the worst part, the worst part is the ZERO FRICTION BACKING. It fucking slides off everything. Who the hell in their design department approved such a moronic idea? How are billion dollar corporations making such shit products while continuing to fail upwards?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Who the hell uses a phone without a case?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have to take the case off because it overheats genius.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have a pixel 6a that I use a lot, and it only overheats if I leave it in the phone holder in my work truck when I park in the sun.

What are you doing that causes the phone to work that hard?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What are you doing that causes the phone to work that hard?

Doing literally anything on it south of the 37th parallel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I guess I should point out I live and work in coastal Georgia.

So I dunno why I have such a different experience. I'm on my phone a lot calling people and using GPS with no overheating issues unless it's in direct sunlight for too long.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, we've gotten over 30°c and mine has never overheated

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