People who know me also know that I'm a fan of Android the way Google builds it on its own phones. Anyone can build Android and is free to add or take away whatever parts they like, but the small additions that Google adds make Android something unique and awesome.

But later this year, I may not want to use a phone from Google.

It's not the software's fault — I think Android Pie is the best mobile operating system you can use today even if it has the worst name of anything, anywhere. No, I'm feeling this because of what I know in my heart and what I've seen in regard to the Pixel 3 XL. So far, none of which has me feeling very good about it.

I hated gestures on my Palm Pre and they were far better than Android Pie's offerings.

The idea that the Pixel 3 and beyond will rely on navigation through gestures isn't crazy. Google might not have come out and said it plainly, but it's obvious that the company wants to use gesture-based navigation in lieu of any sort of buttons in Android Pie. If that means there will be no way to bring buttons onto the display, it's a horrible and thoughtless decision. I'm currently going through physical therapy and each week I see folks who would definitely not want to rely on small delicate motions of their appendages to use a smartphone. I'm thankful that I could use one but still have zero desire. I hated gestures on my Pre. I hated the gestures on every one of the Symbian phones I had. I'm not a gesture kind of guy.

And then there is the notch.