commercially yes.

critically no.

Not if HTC ONE NOTE has something to say about it.

Both of the Google editions won't sell well. Only a select group of techies will probably purchase them.

This is true. Its noteworthy because its promising to see Google extend this partnership to two Android vendors simultaneously. Maybe this will bring the end of OEM skins but more importantly, put an end to Samsung's S-apps/bloat and ui. I was actually starting to really like Sense 5 though.