Yea, I agree. I like my S8 and I have hopped back and forth between nexus style and Samsung S# phones but with the amount of bloat I get, having to force google launcher, and slower update roll-outs I think I am done with Samsung for awhile.
Too bad Google's lost interest in making good phones people can actually afford to buy. Still rocking my Nexus 5 and I can already tell you my next phone is going to be at least two years old and used.
Maybe there will be an affordable version of the upcoming Pixel 3.