I think it's usefulness is completely oversold, it's nice to hvae the wireless smart home capabilities but tbh i much prefer to just use buttons on my phone to control my lights/ac, rather than talking to a speaker.

It's nice when driving etc though, like i'm in a foreign country now and earlier needed to find a gas station, i could just ask it to plot a route to the nearest gas station.

yeah i've bene burned too many times, i won't use any new google product until it's a proven success (which hasn't happened for years).