There are some in this very comment page who are taking Google's side. They are getting severely downvoted, but still.
Also, people who take Google's side on this don't see the downside; they're probably already Google Assistant users. Now they're just getting the functionality they always wanted with a device (Looks like that Homekit integration isn't going to happen after all...).
My only beef is people posting "hurrrr. i wonder how long before they shut it down" on every single Google product announcement.
Not because it's not a valid criticism but because people seem to think they are the only person ever to make that damn joke.