[savecastel]

I am on the same boat. I really love the stock Android experience, and before this issue I was suggesting it to colleagues and friends, and I was considering to possibly upgrade to the Pixel 3 later this year (at least if it lives to the expectations).

After this though, I think I'll look somewhere else, possibly with a company that offers a better customer support.

[Spooky23]

The changing of countries is a big deal. Many companies will have problems supporting that scenario.

It is surprising that google is one of them, though!

[ppseafield]

When my Nexus 5x stopped charging, I realized when doing my exchange that the warranty company wasn't Google. They outsource their device warranties.

In any case I paid $100 and got a working replacement.