poompk

Thank you for doing the AMA. I really enjoy your blog and agree on most of your views.

How do you feel about the recent backlash on a significant amount of economists from Bernie Sanders' supporters, in particular their belief that economists who do not agree with his policies are establishment corporate shills?

Do you think there is a way that these economists can communicate their concerns more effectively to get their message across without being labeled as the establishment? If so, how?

1) A big problem with Android tablets is a lack of apps that properly use the screen real estate available. Personally, I think this is also made worse by how Google really likes to put blank spaces/extreme amount of padding everywhere, especially after Material Design updates. Is there a consensus at Google that this is an issue? How do you guys plan to address this?

2) What does the Pixel brand try to represent? Is it just any computing device developed entirely by Google (whereas Nexus is with OEMs)? Powerful no compromise hardware? Will smaller form factors be included or is it reserved only for productivity tools?

3) What do you think of that big blank space between the triangle+circle and the square?

4) Why Tegra over Snapdragon after issues on the Nexus 9 and Nexus 7 (2012)?

I don't think I agree completely there, because public opinion and elections decide which policy makers get consulted in the end. The public may also elect a leader who decides not to listen to any policy advisor and bases policies on just his/her convictions, which may be wrong.

I do understand your point that tough times lead to extremism though.