Mike Dee
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Right... So when we consumers wanted waterproofing in the Pixel and it was missing, Google knew better, yes?
When they didn’t have wireless charging in Pixels , they knew better, yes?
Well, then they reversed themselves and realized they don’t always know best and corrected themselves.
They don’t always know what’s best by a long shot. So yes October remains a terrible launch window competitively. A more likely explanation for the poor choice would be that they started the first one in October and then just never bothered to change their iteration cycle.
Right... So when we consumers wanted waterproofing in the Pixel and it was missing, Google knew better, yes?
When they didn’t have wireless charging in Pixels , they knew better, yes?
Well, then they reversed themselves and realized they don’t always know best and corrected themselves.
IThey don’t always know what’s best by a long shot. So yes October remains a terrible launch window competitively. A more likely explanation for the poor choice would be that they started the first one in October and then just never bothered to change their iteration cycle.
It's rather silly for us to argue that we know better than Google. Of course I can't change anyone's opinion and quite frankly I don't intend to but some of the things I hear in this and other threads are nothing more than speculation as opposed to illumination. That's OK....that's part of why this forum flourishes and right, wrong or indifferent, it gives us little folk a place to exchange ideas.
As for specific examples of feature changes being for the better, not everyone wanted those changes and I haven't seen any evidence that it made a hell of a lot more sales based on those changes and we all know that hardware is not Google's prime focus.
Personally, I didn't ask for water resistance and wireless charging. From my perspective water resistance was the beginning of the end of the ability to swap out batteries. I wasnt a happy camper initially, but I survived because because fast charging negated that loss for me. I also think going to glass backs as opposed to a more durable substance to gain wireless charging is foolish from a durability perspective and fast charging more than adequately negates the need for wireless charging. Is wireless charging convenient?...of course, but not everyone was begging for these changes and the lack of them weren't deal breakers for everyone. Incidently, Google was not the only late bloomer of water resistance and wireless charging. Regardless that's mutually exclusive from a October release date being a good or bad decision and very difficult to prove or disprove.
People buy in cycles for a variety of reasons. I don't expect anyone to truly believe that average consumers buy their devices based around a specific release date or who releases their model first in any given calendar year? I don't know anyone personally that fits that mold and I feel sorry for anyone does.