Sundar Pichai talked with Kara Swisher at the 2022 Code Conference this evening in a wide-ranging interview that spanned productivity, competition, and M&A, while the Alphabet and Google CEO was seen wearing the Pixel Watch.
Pichai, who normally does not wear a watch of any kind in public, had the gold Pixel Watch with a yellow (“Lemongrass”) band. This particular combo is already advertised on the Google Store. The always-on display was enabled with a watch face that we previously spotted. It features large numerals for the time with a complication slot above and three circular ones below.
More and more of the Pixel Watch became visible over the course of the over 50-minute interview, and — from a side angle — looks quite thick, especially the bottom dome made from recycled stainless steel. One leaked measurement taken with calipers said it comes in at over 14 mm (and with an over 40 mm diameter).
Meanwhile, the bottle cap-style crown was not that visible from afar, nor was the side button just above it. Google will share more details about the Pixel Watch and Pixel 7 at its October 6 hardware event.
Besides (Pixel) watch spotting, Sundar Pichai said the “aligning [of YouTube Music and Google Play Music] into one product” was an example of productivity improvements the company is working toward, especially given current economic trends. Streamlining decision-making was another example, while Swisher asked if there’s any one part of the company that isn’t doing well. Pichai had the following to say, while citing Google+ as something that was axed years earlier:
At any given time, you may look at some project and say this is better done differently or someone outside is doing better. If you as a company don’t think you’re doing something well, you shouldn’t be in it for the sake of being in it, right?
Top comment by Justin Landis
Looks awesome! I can't wait for mine! I will buy it on day one. We have been waiting for ages.
I will not watch MKHB, the verge or anyone's coverage of this who didn't buy it themselves. I never do except for Google specific sites like this one.
I will not ride the hype train. I will not be listening to or reading the noise on the internet about the Pixel watch. Not going to give any traffic to the usual offenders. Actually I've been doing this since the Pixel 4 release and life has been much better.
I can already imagine most of the initial "reviews" will be YouTubers screaming "first!" Dump on the watch... "But the apple watch... The average consumer... But the round face.. but Google can't get anything right... and who would buy this? But privacy... But wear os....?" Smash the like and subscribe button.. I've been using it on pre released software for 15 minutes and I know what I'm talking about. Cool bumpers... And intro.. Google pixel watch... Let's talk about apple..
Unfortunately no matter how good it is it will just be another opportunity for people to put apple in the title of what they're putting up, dump on it and give apple all sorts of free passes for things.
The formula is 1. dump on Google...
2. Use apple in the the title.. voila SEO jackpot.
It's the same pattern everytime.
I trust 9to5 Google and just a few others concerning Google related hardware. I've learned to turn parts of the internet off. It's so tiring and makes tech not fun.
Sorry for the rant.
However, he defended the social network as resulting in Google Photos.
Images from Code 2022
In terms of advertising competition, he cited how Apple and TikTok are growing, while name-checking the Microsoft and Netflix deal for the streaming service’s ad-supported tier.
Swisher asked whether Google is making fewer mergers & acquisitions, and Pichai cited Fitbit (and how it would be on the Pixel Watch) before sharing his high-level thoughts:
We only want to buy something, which we think is good and fundamentally, us by bringing it within the company can build on it and do something more with it.
More on Pixel Watch:
- Source: Here’s how Google plans to price the Pixel Watch and launch with Pixel 7
- Google Fi readies for Pixel Watch as first supported smartwatch
- Fitbit ‘by Google’ branding starts to take over ahead of upcoming Pixel Watch integration
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