A group of smart folks who worked on Pixel & Android can take voluntary redundancy together and start a company with the tech and their experience
How did that work out for Andy Rubin and the Essential Phone?
It takes more than money, experience, and collective brain power to build a modern smartphone of sufficient dependability. Unfortunately, most companies in this space, both new and old, are more likely to shoot themselves in the feet than offer a compelling alternative to the incumbents like Apple and Samsung.
Honestly, it sounds like he really just had poor execution. If the phone I ordered came 6 months late, poor touchscreen, and my email was sold/stolen I'd probably not use that company again.
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How did that work out for Andy Rubin and the Essential Phone?
It takes more than money, experience, and collective brain power to build a modern smartphone of sufficient dependability. Unfortunately, most companies in this space, both new and old, are more likely to shoot themselves in the feet than offer a compelling alternative to the incumbents like Apple and Samsung.
That may be true, but this is frequently how progress is made. Employees from old stagnant megacorp launching something new and better..
Honestly, it sounds like he really just had poor execution. If the phone I ordered came 6 months late, poor touchscreen, and my email was sold/stolen I'd probably not use that company again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_Phone#Issues