I went to buy a phone maybe two months ago. Before I had my current Google Pixel 6, I used a OnePlus 3T for six years, and even then I only stopped because I sat in a hot tub with it on. At the T-Mobile store, I announced to the salesman that I would be back to buy a Pixel 6 when they had it in stock, and a man pulled me aside and privately asked me why I wanted to buy a Pixel.
He explained to me that he was actually working in the hardware division at Google and that the team that he was managing was responsible for some parts of the Pixel's design. But he added that he had never actually talked with anyone out "in the wild" who owned a Pixel or made a positive attempt to buy one. He went on to explain that most of his team didn't use a Pixel either - they were all pretty much using iPhones, but some were even using Samsung devices.
I understand that this was someone from the hardware team and it doesn't necessarily reflect on the people who work on the Android OS, but I feel silly for not having taken what he said into consideration when I finally bought a phone. If the people working on a device don't even want to use it themselves and can't figure out a compelling reason for anyone else to use it, shouldn't that have been a strong signal to me that I shouldn't have selected it? But I did, and I've been regretting it since. Great camera though.
He explained to me that he was actually working in the hardware division at Google and that the team that he was managing was responsible for some parts of the Pixel's design. But he added that he had never actually talked with anyone out "in the wild" who owned a Pixel or made a positive attempt to buy one. He went on to explain that most of his team didn't use a Pixel either - they were all pretty much using iPhones, but some were even using Samsung devices.
I understand that this was someone from the hardware team and it doesn't necessarily reflect on the people who work on the Android OS, but I feel silly for not having taken what he said into consideration when I finally bought a phone. If the people working on a device don't even want to use it themselves and can't figure out a compelling reason for anyone else to use it, shouldn't that have been a strong signal to me that I shouldn't have selected it? But I did, and I've been regretting it since. Great camera though.