> The only thing that makes it not a general-purpose computer is the omission of an onboard compiler.

I was talking about the design aesthetics of a handheld general-purpose computing device, i. e. one that within its device-class is not overspecialized. That's largely hardware design, which obviously can't be altered as easily.

A compiler? As long as the machine let's me install all the software I need (later), and without any permission torture from "sideloading" hell, I'm good.

I mean you've got a chap in this very discussion for whom certain stock Android devices are enough cos he can run his compilers and Linux. But to me a Pixel, or any similar feature-downgraded device, is utterly undesireable; shipping one with a compiler out of the box is not even a consolation prize, lol.