Mostly FOSS enthusiasts who see any move by Google that makes Android more "closed source" as negative.
You can have multiple users on the Pixel Tablet. Google made a whole new UI for user profiles specifically for the tablet. Each user gets their own customization and apps. Sure it's not a nest hub, but it's not meant to be?
In India those prices are still "expensive" for the average person. India and SE Asia are a huge cash cow so I doubt they'll increase prices right away since they're still trying to bring more users in, but eventually I'm sure prices go up there too.
The e in eSIM standa for embedded, not electronic. You need to embed the SIM onto the SoC.