: so the reality is that things like memory bandwidth, storage, thermals, etc. all go largely unexplored.
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: and phones get sold as "8 core, 4xHD!!!!!!!!". Balance goes out the window in the value segment.
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: honestly, this is why I'm excited about the Pixel in the same way I was excited about CrOS HW
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: it's the start of a disciplined perspective that can favor balance over time. Nothing happens overnight, tho.
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: lemmie give you the CrOS analogy: remember when Windows laptop trackpads were all junk?
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: they didn't get better because Windows laptop manufacturers made better choices; they got better because CrOS.
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: the market had basically failed for a decade. It kept driving costs down w/ no view to quality.
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: when the Cr48 came out, it got bad reviews because it tried something unique in it's value segment: a big trackpad
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: now, at that point, all Windows trackpads were connected over slow-ass serial connections.
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: you *could not buy* a part that had a faster trackpad/motherboard interface. And the firmware was...not ambitious.
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: but the CrOS team was dedicated to making a good trackpad in the value segment a reality (same for security, etc.)
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: so they did what a disciplined investor does: keep at it, buy with a thesis, and put in the hard work.
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: 18 months later, trackpads, firmware, and drivers all were "pretty darned good". And they were big. Big!
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