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Google seems to have hidden HTC involvement in Google Pixel XL code
Google 似乎刻意隐藏了HTC在Google Pixel手机程式码上的贡献
The Google Pixel and Pixel XL are “made by Google”… or at least that is
what the Search Giant is trying to advertise. Though HTC is the ODM (original
design manufacturer), Google is adamant on the argument that this as a work
done by themselves. But with all the mystery surrounding this case, it is
still unclear just how involved HTC was in the making of these devices.
Google 号称google phone是由google 制造设计。但HTC是否有参与并不清楚
Recent evidence seems to show HTC and Google worked more closely in the
development of the phone than we previously believed. And what is more
surprising is that it seems the Taiwanese phone maker was an important part
of developing the software, something Google is usually all about doing.
最近显示HTC和google合作比我们之前想的还要紧密。更另人惊讶的是
HTC在软件开发上伴演了很重要的角色，而这通常我们认为是google在做的事
A commit from an HTC Engineer shows the removal of a said “htc_cerberus”
from all the code. In addition, Android security researcher Jon Sawyer got to
look at the bootchain and found plenty of HTC code in there.
HTC工程师秀出了程式中被移除的"HTC地狱犬"。另外大量的HTC程式码在bootchain
中被发现
“It’s a standard HTC bootchain with some hardening/changes.” -Jon Sawyer
标准的HTC程式码被修改了
What is the point of all these changes, then? On a marketing perspective, it
is believed having a true Google phone would help the Mountain View-based
company compete with the likes of Apple and Microsoft, which have their own
operating systems, as well as devices. The Nexus program worked well, but
attaching another manufacturer to the brand probably didn’t make things as “
official”.
为什么要做这些改变呢？就行销角度而言，有一个真正的google phone会帮助google
与苹果和微软竞争，毕竟他们都有自己的作业系统和装置。虽然Nexus表现不错，
但多加了另外一个厂商的名字会使它看起来不正式
While Google has contracted HTC to assemble the Pixel phones, Osterloh says
the approach is no different than Apple’s partnership with iPhone builder
Foxconn. Flip the Pixel over and you’ll see “Made by Google,” another tip
of the hat to Apple, which has long made much of the fact that its phones are
“Designed by Apple in California.” Osterloh says Google will never say the
Pixel is co-engineered with anyone else. He proudly proclaims, “It’s ours.
” – Rick Osterloh, chief of Google’s hardware vision, speaking to Bloomberg
虽然google叫HTC组装手机，但这个方式跟苹果与富士康的合作没有不同。但是Pixel的
背面宣称"由google制作"，就像iPhone背面写"由苹果制作"。google永远不会说这是他
和HTc造出来的结晶，相反的，他会骄傲的说："这是我做的手机"
The idea here is that the Pixel phones (just like the Chromebook and Pixel C)
are supposed to be mostly designed, elaborated and coded by Google. Instead
we are finding there may not be much of a separation here. Some believe the
new phones may essentially be Nexus devices without the manufacturer branding
– a marketing move, as opposed to an actual business change.
But will the strategy work? Can Google (with the help of HTC, of course)
really take on iPhones on its own? That is something we will have to wait and
see. What do you think?
HTC相来硬件都有创新，软件优化又超强
可惜行销烂，没人会欣赏
东西都被苹果抄光光
自己亏惨惨
google终于了解到了这一点
HTC唯一的问题就是HTC这三个字
如果改挂apple之类的早就大卖了
所以这次直接挂google名字
果然终于找到HTC最根本的问题了