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Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 9 months agoAs a former Pixelbook user, I agree 100%. A firmware update crippled my touchscreen, and the touchscreens of quite a few other users, from the look of their support forum.
Rather than investigate and issue a fix (which they haven’t in years, also according to their support form), they literally told me to buy a new laptop. WTF?
Well, I sure did. I got a Framework. Now I can fix it whenever I want with ease, and with every part readily available, too!
Thanks, Google!
Archer@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The constant multi-year tide of Pixel support and RMA horror stories helped push me into getting an iPhone
Chriswild@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The refusal to allow side loading is what really stops me doing the same