Yes, I'm not kidding about the title. There was a point during this while review where the Sony RX100 VII felt so incredibly awkward in my hands that I really wanted to throw it in the ocean. I have modest hands at best, and there is just so much that makes me believe that this camera was designed for people with the smallest hands possible.
While companies generally tend to introduce their leading-edge technologies with their flagship products, these top-tier advancements will inevitably make their way into more entry-level products thanks to the continued development of said technologies along with the economies of scale lowering production costs over time.
When companies tend to bring their highest-end technology down to the lowest level of consumer product that they offer, it's typically a sign of things to come. So with today's announcement of the Sony RX100 7 (or the Sony RX100 VII), we can almost unquestionably believe that the Sony a9 could be on the way out in a year or so given that the summer Olympics are in 2020.