aaronkalb

Interesting article, especially as a former Nexus user for many many years. I switched to the iPhone permanently after the Nexus 5, which still remains one of my favorite phones of all time.

Google's execution over the years has been quite sloppy, especially at the high end. The appeal of the Nexus line was that it offered stock Android showcasing what Google really wanted it to be and the fastest updates possible. Why anyone would buy anything else was beyond me. Samsung was/is really the only other major player, much of that I attribute to their giant marketing budget as well as in-house component manufacturing. Android was built by Google for Google to succeed and the device manufactures were all expendable.

Apple's philosophy of limiting their scope while knocking it out of the park is what got me to convert to the iPhone. Once I got a MBP and saw the level of integration between devices it got me to stay. iMessages was also a leading reason as most of my non-tech friends/family had iPhones and had no desire to stray from what worked for their needs.

Good. Let's hope this is a lifetime ban! Am I the only one sick and tired of Facebook's BS time and time again?

SpamSandwich said:

I wonder why a Chinese company would be having second thoughts on investments in the US?

Results of the midterms. After Democrats gained control of Congress economic activity, especially in the stock market, has slowed dramatically.

You're joking, right? It's like the big tax cut in 2017 that every CEO has come out and said it had ZERO impact on their US investment plans.

chasm said:

Qualcomm reeks of desperation, and Facebook's management is simply dispicable -- and always has been (FB started off originally as a site similar to "Hot or Not," let's remember).

Well said. I thought FB would have turned themselves around by now, but under their current leadership it doesn't seem possible. They are incompetent at best. It looks like Qualcomm bit the hand that feeds and Apple is going to continue bringing more and more expertise in-house to cut them out of future business much as possible.

Just give me the strongest screen on the aluminum body, these things are replaceable every 2 years anyway.

Any word if this will get pushed to the 2018 LG OLED TVs?