What everyone’s getting wrong about the Google Pixel 7

Do a little leisure reading about Google’s shiny new Pixel 7 phones, and you’re bound to encounter a handful of common conclusions:

1. The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are mostly meant to be reference devices and demo-like showcases for Google’s software.
2. Google doesn’t expect many people (or businesses!) to buy ’em.
3. Pixel phones in general have been total commercial flops.

As someone who’s studied, written about, and personally owned Pixels since the start — and the…