Exclusive: Google confirms with Notebookcheck it blocked benchmarks during Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro review embargo period

[Redaktion]

Notebookcheck has received written confirmation from Google that it deliberately blocked the installation of benchmarks on its Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro devices during the review embargo period. It confirms our earlier report on the issue while raising questions about the company's practices.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Exclusive-Google-confirms-with-Notebookcheck-it-blocked-benchmarks-during-Pixel-8-Pixel-8-Pro-review-embargo-period.761443.0.html

[splus]

It is really, really sad to see Google, once a great and beloved company, falling down so much in so many ways. Nothing about this paints a good picture about Google. They say they'll provide support for Pixel 8 for 7 years, but this CPU and GPU will be so slow by then, that the phone will be unusable.

[Random1]

Why not just quote the official statement from Google in your article? You're already attributing the information you received as being from Google any way.
 
If this was some type of "on background" statement from Google then you failed at that agreement by saying Google is your source. Lol

[indy]

It is really, really sad to see Google, once a great and beloved company, falling down so much in so many ways. Nothing about this paints a good picture about Google. They say they'll provide support for Pixel 8 for 7 years, but this CPU and GPU will be so slow by then, that the phone will be unusable.

The phone will be usable, it just will be feature-archaic and will be comparatively slower to then-modern devices. This is true for most devices with support that lengthy. Windows supports their OS for a minimum of 10 years, and the systems essentially are the same as release in terms of speed.

The benefit of lengthy support terms is security, not necessarily speed or features.