Can anyone ever catch Pixel?
When Samsung launched its new Galaxy S25, Google was right there in the next seat, proudly joining hands with Android’s leading OEM to launch the world’s leading AI smartphone. But Google also has a phone of its own. And Pixel’s latest update shows just how impossible it is for Samsung or any other OEM to catch its unassailable lead.
Google likes wearing two hats — it clearly likes it a lot. With Chrome, it simultaneously plays the roles of privacy gatekeeper and world’s most valuable data-mining marketing machine. With Search, its “you scratch my back” deal with Apple’s Safari crosses the Android/iPhone divide in all kinds of ways. And with Android its dual role of OS-developer and OEM competitor is contortional…