I can think of plenty of use for modules. The problem is that none of them are general purpose. There are tons of niche applications though. They should have made an industrial phone for $1000. Lots of people would have bought them for interesting use cases that Google never would have thought of.
The challenge is that a hackable industrial strength phone is not a ten billion dollar business, which is what Google wants.
The challenge is that a hackable industrial strength phone is not a ten billion dollar business, which is what Google wants.