That and yeah to me it was like the bezels and waterproofing years ago with the pixel. Was it needed, eh. But my thought is if even Apple is doing it then step it up. With the pixel 3xl we know they are going to charge close to iPhone and Note 9 prices. So to me if One Plus found a way to throw in 6 GB for under $600 then there is no reason why Google couldn't considering this phone will be going for 800+. If Apple or Samsung pulled some stuff like that where they were leaving stuff off the table people would be all over that.
Me personally it would be like seeing two similar cars by different makes. If Ford, Dodge, Honda, and Toyota all had their similar priced and sized sedans with Google/Car play but Nissan decided to say "that's not needed people can plug in their aux cord" and decided to price their sedan the same without the Google/Car play. Then I would not be buying the Nissan. The market shows that RAM is cheaper if One Plus is able to offer 6-8gb for $600 so for Google to leave it out is just stupid or arrogant.
Let me stop lol im venting again....I already wrote on my blog my vent piece against Google on this matter.
(saying to self) "Step away from the soapbox".