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> It raises the question: why did this ship at all? Why waste marketing dollars, muddle your overall branding/product lines (Nexus vs. Pixel), and compete with your own existing products (Nexus 9)?

From the standpoint of the whole company it doesn't make much sense.

From the standpoint of an individual manager responsible for the product and his CV, however...




Christmas.


Better the project die the miserable unloved death of an unwanted product than miss the launch window.




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