"It's almost as if Google wrote down the top 10 reasons why people stick with Apple's pricier product and didn't stop until they'd crossed each one out"
And now its almost as if Nexus 5 owners looking to upgrade wrote down the main reason why they bought a Nexus 5 (i.e. sensibly priced fully supported Android phone) and realized that Google were no longer interested in their business. At £599+ a Pixel phone is not going to be on my list.