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Re:Google I/O 2023 by lawgimenez on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:42AM (#35888992)
And Google’s disregard of Android devs outside the America/Europe. I have been doing Android development since 2011 and still impossible to get my hands on a Pixel or Chromebook directly from Google. On the other hand, I could get the latest iPhone shipped in a month.
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Re:Google I/O 2023 by actuator on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @12:48PM (#35889944)
Google just doesn't have the volumes to provide products in all countries. Providing sales integrations and support is costly and if you don't have volumes, your amortized cost over a device is high.
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Re:Google I/O 2023 by bdcravens on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @01:38PM (#35890672)
How much support is required ship internationally? Tiny Shopify stores can do it.

I don't feel like the parent comment was asking for first-class support, just access to the device.

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