Pixel 7 owner here. I’m very happy with my phone and will gladly get a new pixel when this one dies.

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Pretty sure both of those were for financial reasons (easier reporting requirements etc). As in, both Google and Facebook the companies still exist, it’s just that they are now owned (along with other companies such as Waymo and Instagram etc) by Alphabet and Meta respectively.