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1 points by typicalday ↗ HN
Google Pixel is out:

their new flagship phone which is aiming to compete with iPhone, particularly at the high-end - high quality video, sound, etc.

They seem to have discontinued the Nexus line.

What if I don't care about high quality video and sound.

I want to run a python repl on a train or address a server issue from a terminal on my phone from the back of a cab.

I don't want to send anonymous usage data, I don't want games and automatic updates, I want wifi and cell to switch transparently, I want it to be relatively rugged...etc

It also seems MBP is moving away from regular developers.

What products are for us?

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jamesmp98
Yeah, this pissed me off, I'm not sure of good alternatives at the moment. To be fair, the Pixel probably isn't a bad developer device, but being tied to a single provider sucks.