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Discussion: Do you think Google's hardware devision(s) could survive independently as part of a hypothetical anti-trust spin-off? (lemmy.world)
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Rough list of Google Hardware lines:

  • Pixel (smartphones, earbuds, Chromebooks, tablets, smartwatches).
  • Google Tensor SoC (semiconductors) and Google TPU hardware
  • Google Nest / Home (home IoT and smart speakers)

Let's assume Android is spun of on its own and that Google Cloud Platform is out of scope for the discussion.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

Pixel: Absolutely not

Pixel devices are a vessel for distributing google software services. Hardware-wise they're pretty mediocre. Google is not making a profit from the pixel hardware devices themselves but instead from the added software upsell.

Google TPU: Yes!

Google Nest: I think yes, Nest used to be its own thing without Google

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

For Google IoT devices specifically, I own a Google nest thermostat, doorbell camera plus some other Google products over the years. I can honestly say they might have a better chance by themselves than as part of Google. I actively avoid them now.

They’ve become very laggy, cloud dependent (I suppose that one is on me) and in some cases unsupported as they age. Seeing the direction of things with their app store being actively hostile toward individual developers solidifies that they are a declining company from the perspective of enthusiasts.

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