[alpaca128]

So why don't they sell a phone with customized Android that does what they want, like every single Android brand other than Pixel?

The Rabbit R1 is doomed to be obsolete as soon as Google and Apple add similar functionality to their OS.

[radiorental]

Because its Teenage Engineering and hardware designwankery, not product design, is what they do.

Need a BT speaker? That'll be $550 thank you, btw the speaker cones are completely exposed because it looks cool.

[agsnu]

Probably because a competitive phone is a much bigger effort than a special purpose device

[rys]

It’s way more fun to set a huge pile of VC money on fire.