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Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook

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Re: Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook

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Post by colemannugent »

bubblethink wrote: post #56

I hate this trend of dumbing down product specifications. I don't know who started it (probably Apple?), but everyone does it now. Like what fucking i5 or i7 processor ? Is the storage soldered even for the nvme option ? It doesn't help that Intel keeps playing tricks with their naming either. i7 used to be quad core, then it became dual core for thin laptops. Now they are back to low freq quad core in some SKUs. For…

I think the reason why things like this piss people like us off is because this product isn't targeted at us.

"Normal" people don't care what is in a device as long as they can justify the cost with the perceived value they see in the device.

For them the sticker saying "i7" on the laptop makes it a "top-of-the-line" laptop and justifies the cost as they expect to pay more for "top-of-the-line".

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Post by flamedoge »

wazanator wrote: post #36
dchuk wrote: post #5

Interesting that there is no reference to targeting developers/coding at all for this device. Seems targeted at creatives with the Pen and Lightroom/etc on it. Other than that, none of the example apps it can support seem to me to really require "high performance" at all. Which is too bad, because it's a pretty device. Just seems like it's in a weird uncanny valley where it's probably way too much horsepower for most…

I'm willing to bet crouton runs on it out of the box so you can get a dev environment up fast.

Crouton experience is very bad. so many bugs.

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Post by colemickens »

dabockster wrote: post #3
horsecaptin wrote: post #2

What sort of privacy guarantees come with a Google Device?

Absolutely none. Source: Ran a Nexus 5 for a few years and found out about Google Location History after I traded it in for an iPhone.

You mean the feature clearly listed on their privacy dashboard that can be disabled and have it's history wiped with two clicks? That you opt'd into when activating the Android phone and turning on Google Now?

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Post by AlexCoventry »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #66

I think a major issue is what happens if Google locks your account for some reason. There have been instances in the past where Google has locked the account of a user for some TOS violations. http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/google-pixel-reseller... http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/jordan-b-peters... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-21/one-statistics-prof... Given that Google has a propensity…

> There have been instances in the past where Google has locked the account of a user

This happened to me recently (though I think for security concerns, not TOS violations), and was quite distressing. What steps can be taken to avoid this?

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Post by d3ckard »

I don't really see what is the point - no new use cases, so why the power? Does Google do it only to have a premium product in the portfolio, or are they trying to access new market segment? And if it's supposed to be more universal/pro machine, why only 2 usb ports? Connectivity is the key.

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Post by disconnected »

dchuk wrote: post #5

Interesting that there is no reference to targeting developers/coding at all for this device. Seems targeted at creatives with the Pen and Lightroom/etc on it. Other than that, none of the example apps it can support seem to me to really require "high performance" at all. Which is too bad, because it's a pretty device. Just seems like it's in a weird uncanny valley where it's probably way too much horsepower for most…

My cursory search indicates that Android Studio doesn't run natively on Chromebooks yet (well, not without faffing around with crouton, anyway).

Seems like a huge missed opportunity for Google. They could pitch these as the standard Android/ChromeOS development platforms. Heck, they even run Android apps themselves, so you already get "emulation" for free.

I believe that lots of people would pay not to have to faff around with drivers on Windows, or udev on Linux, or the maintenance overhead of either to be able to develop apps. That is a lot of devices sold right there.

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Post by derekp7 »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #66

I think a major issue is what happens if Google locks your account for some reason. There have been instances in the past where Google has locked the account of a user for some TOS violations. http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/google-pixel-reseller... http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/jordan-b-peters... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-21/one-statistics-prof... Given that Google has a propensity…

If you purchased the device from Google, and they locked you out, couldn't you sue them in small claims court? That would at least force them to respond, and if they don't they would get a default judgement against them.

If it is possible / likely that a court would hear the case, would your only option then be to sue for monetary damages, or could you sue for them to perform an action (such as reinstating your account)?

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