The Shield Pro is perfect for me and I have no reason to upgrade. Have mine downgraded and de-bloated using this guide [0] running a custom launcher. Like you said being Android and more open helps a lot.

[0] https://florisse.nl/shield-debloat/

Does this article actually expect the reader to download two random APK files and then install them on their Shield? This seems... dangerous?

Wow, forced ai translation based on.. ip? System lang?