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It shouldn't be allowed to be sold and Google should be facing fines for each day the functionality is missing, assuming it is a software problem.

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Radio certifications should be suspended if there are protocol conformance issues, I think there are precedents to it.

Exactly. If the FCC (or someone) said "your certification of these devices is revoked and any further imports are banned" I GUARANTEE Google would instantly spin up a dedicated, capable, and prioritized 911 team.

We need to introduce a stochastic manslaughter charge.

I have trouble believing this hasn’t caused a death. And someone at google knows about it. They should be held responsible.

Why the caveat? Isn't the Pixel hardware designed and sold by Google as well?

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