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Moto X sold on Play Store would keep Custom Software, No Google Edition Moto X

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When the Moto X was announced, many people were incredibly disappointed. Most of that disappointment didn’t stem from hardware or features, but price. Charging a high-end price for a phone that’s not quite high-end did not seem right to many, and we understand. However, some held out hope that the Google Play edition of the device would be Moto X’s saving grace in the enthusiast sector. Thinking about it, a Google Play edition of the Moto X makes very little sense. The device already runs a build of Android that’s fairly close to stock, so AOSP fans should be fairly happy with the stock ROM as it is. Plus, taking out its “always listening” features would be ridiculous, considering how much hardware they dedicated to it. The Moto X8 chip would be rendered useless. Luckily, Guy Kawasaki has confirmed that the Moto X that will be sold on the Play Store won’t be a Google Play edition. Instead, Google will be selling the same device that’s going out to carriers, extra software features and