I honestly love the fact that it's got the latest things in almost every department both in hardware and software and to be honest it's only going to get better.
Hope it is & also hope the Verizon carrier exclusive deal is very short lived.I think Google said it will be in other stores outside of Verizon. Costco, Sam's Club, Best Buy, and Target.
My wife, a die hard apple iPhone user for 6 years, a non tech geek is switching to the pixel from her iPhone. A week ago I watched the keynote, she was in the room doing whatever it is wives do when we're not paying attention to them despite being right in front of us, a week later (last night) she turns to me and says "Can I get a Pixel?" I was like uhh what? "They pretty much sold me when i was watching the keynote, I like what they're doing" .. after a few minutes of disbelief I said of course... and shelled out another $700 bucks.
THAT is what google is trying to do.
The non tech consumer doesn't bleed for the specs, they look at the marketing.
So yes, I think it will be a success.