I am a dedicated Apple user from 2008, several laptops a 2018 iPad Pro w/pencil and two HomePods personally & 15 iMacs & 5 iPads and 2 iPad minis at work (paperless contract manufacturing facility).
While the pencil is very useful on the iPad and is worth owning (barely), it is a ridiculously poorly designed product. Outside the lollipop charge design, the battery charge is way too short, no led charge indicator or other indicator other than the extremely intrusive pop up on the iPad (even when using an app that has nothing to do with the pencil). This is the second most poorly designed product from Apple behind the HomePod as the worst product Apple has ever introduced IMO. I am now in a holding pattern for a new iPad pro until the next model release but even as useful as the pencil is I am doubtful I will spend the $130 for another poorly designed product.
I miss Steve Jobs and can’t stand that Apple is almost all iPhone and different sizes now with no ability to introduce impressive products. Too much money and too lazy to really try and no leadership to demand better…sorry for the rant.