The Pixel 2 XL drama is undermining Google’s entire Pixel project
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. 20 days ago, when Google revealed its 2017 Pixel phones, the talk was all about the “panda” Pixel 2 XL, the one with a white aluminum back and black glass window at the top. The larger of Google’s new Android flagships was shaping up to be an instantly iconic device with its own nickname and cult following. The “Pixel 2 XL” moniker would quickly be forgotten and we’d all talk, in beatifying tones, about the great Pixel Panda. All the pieces were falling into place for Google to own the October hype cycle with its new smartphones, which should have been the best that the Android world could offer.
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) October 6, 2017
And then the actual Pixel 2 XLs came out and people...