The Pixel Slate and the Pixel C would like a word. Google has a habit of not continuing with good physical design because their UX leaves things to be desired. I own the Pixel Tablet and I'm in the process of rooting it and putting Lineage OS on it specifically because Google's own software is lackluster on the thing to the point where the user experience is just broken.
They are getting rid of an experimental feature only released in one county. Companies do this all the time, it's only news "because Google kills everything" so it gets clicks.