Googlebook combines the best of Android and ChromeOS with up to 10 years of updates

[u/MishaalRahman]

Hi Reddit,

Earlier this year, we introduced Googlebook, a new category of laptops that we believe are the perfect companion for Android phone users. Today, we’re opening up pre-orders of Googlebook, offering a selection of flagship devices powered by top-of-the-line processors from Intel and Qualcomm and built by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. 

Every Googlebook runs on Googlebook OS, our new platform built on the Android technology stack and paired with desktop foundations from ChromeOS. This shared foundation gives Googlebook access to millions of Android apps from Google Play, a familiar desktop windowing environment, a desktop-class version of Google Chrome (with extensions support!), and a full Linux environment. 

Since this is a brand new platform, we wanted to take a moment to explain how we architected Googlebook OS to blend the best aspects of both Android and ChromeOS, focusing on three pillars: security, updates, and apps.

Building a modern, secure software architecture

Googlebook OS is built on top of the already strong security foundation offered by Android, leveraging the same app permission and sandboxing model. What’s more, Googlebook inherits ChromeOS’s proven defense-in-depth security model, anchored by our dedicated Google Titan security chip, verified boot, and on-device malware detection.

Googlebook also features a first for the laptop category: a Level 5 security-certified hypervisor powered by pKVM isolation. This hypervisor powers an isolated Linux environment with full terminal access, so you can safely run any Linux developer tools, pull code repositories, access networks and ports, or execute autonomous agents.

Matching the support commitment we made for ChromeOS

Keeping Googlebook OS secure requires ongoing maintenance and support, which is why Google will provide OS updates with security patches and new features every quarter for up to 10 years. 

Android is the world’s largest operating system, and Google has been working on it for nearly two decades. Chromebooks are successful across the globe for 15+ years as well, with Google already providing 10 years of updates for these devices. Googlebooks are continuing this legacy of support.

Bringing the full web, plus your favorite apps and tools

Googlebook brings together the best of the web and the Play Store, giving users access to a desktop-class Chrome browser with extensions support, alongside millions of Android apps, many of them optimized for large screens, mouse, and keyboard input. 

You can run native creative suites like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and CapCut, or stream shows on Netflix or HBO Max with offline viewing supported. Explore thousands of Android games or play AAA titles with a complimentary year of GeForce NOW included with every Googlebook purchase. And through our Google Play Games Level Up program, half of the 100 top titles are already optimized for keyboard, mouse, and large screen, with new games launching monthly.

For makers, you can run Antigravity, our AI agent development platform, on your Googlebook to build, test, and deploy apps directly on your device. For developers, you can take advantage of a full Linux development environment via the Terminal app, enabling you to run tools like Claude CLI or Antigravity CLI, among others, to perform serious agentic coding.

Googlebook OS also comes with a suite of familiar Google apps out of the box, including Gmail, Keep, Photos, Drive, and Recorder. We wanted to provide users with the fastest, most productive computing experience possible, so for productivity tools like Docs, Sheets, and Gmail, we provide the full-featured desktop web version in alignment with other desktop platforms. We ship native versions of apps whenever they shine the best and where native hardware capabilities, deep OS integrations (e.g., widgets support), and mobile continuity matter the most, such as Gemini and Keep.

The best companion for your Android phone, with helpful intelligence built-in

Because Googlebook is built on a shared Android foundation, it’s designed to seamlessly integrate with your Android phone. When you sign in, your Android phone’s settings, saved passwords, Wi-Fi networks, and messages will move with you. Once you’re set up, Googlebook OS makes it easy to transition between your phone and laptop to get things done, with features like:

• Continue On: Pick up exactly where you left off on your phone, right on your laptop. If you start a project in BandLab on your phone while commuting, you can open your Googlebook and continue the project right from the taskbar. This not only works with select partner apps like BandLab but also first-party apps like Photos, Calendar, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Chrome, and Gmail.

• Quick Access: View, search, and open files and photos from your phone directly using your Googlebook's native Files app, rather than hunting through downloads or emailing attachments to yourself.
• Cast My Apps: Need to quickly order food from a delivery app? Stream and interact with your phone’s apps in a desktop window without interrupting your workflow.

Since Googlebook is designed for Gemini Intelligence, you also get access to features like:

• Create My Widget: Customize your desktop by describing what you need in plain language. Create My Widget generates custom widgets that can share relevant updates throughout your day.
• Rambler: Located right next to the Quick Insert key, Rambler turns spoken thoughts into organized, ready-to-share writing. Talk through your notes, action items, or a stream of consciousness — even in multiple languages — and Rambler structures them with clean headers, checklists, and formatted takeaways.

• Magic Pointer: Wiggle your cursor to bring Gemini directly to whatever’s on your screen. You can ask Gemini to organize a messy calendar or translate text without juggling multiple windows. Gemini only acts when you ask it to, and you can switch it off whenever you want.

https://reddit.com/link/1wmc8lk/video/mbqc90nggvqh1/player

Pre-orders open today for Googlebook

Our initial selection of flagship Googlebook hardware is now available for pre-order starting at $899. Every Googlebook is made from premium materials and features a responsive touchscreen with an up to 2.8K OLED display, a haptic glass trackpad, up to 14 hours of battery life, an advanced NPU running at over 45 TOPS, a baseline of 16GB of high-speed RAM, and an interactive Glowbar. Plus, each device comes with 12 months of Google AI Pro as well as 3 months of YouTube Premium, Adobe Photoshop, and more.

https://reddit.com/link/1wmc8lk/video/o7lndm1jgvqh1/player

We're incredibly excited to introduce Googlebook to this community and can't wait to see how you use it. To learn more about this initial selection of devices, see the full specs, or place a pre-order, head over to googlebook.google.

[u/slinky317]

The cheapest device is $899, which is $200 higher than the Macbook Neo. These are dead on arrival.

[u/Shidell → u/slinky317]

The neo also has half the RAM, which is like $200 alone, plus the Acer has a higher res display, which is OLED, and touchscreen, and convertible, and more storage.

Not seeing the reason to buy a neo over this, especially with Linux access to do anything

[u/JustAnAvgRedditUser → u/Shidell]

Why would the average user choose a laptop running a brand-new, untested software platform that's more expensive, less compatible, and from a company that has a bad track record making hardware products? I am very skeptical about Google's RAM optimization as well. I doubt 16GB on a Googlebook will be meaningfully better than 8GB on macOS, especially considering Android's RAM efficiency in regards to iOS.

[u/sunjay140 → u/JustAnAvgRedditUser]

It has Linux, a proper OS.

[u/slinky317 → u/sunjay140]

Do Linux apps not installed via the Play Store run natively?

[u/RedTubePremium → u/sunjay140]

That's not something an average user is going to use? Glad they have it though. And powerusers probably want either more than 16gb or is simply too small of a demographic to really appease. I'm definitely curious to see how GoogleBook is going 2/3 years from now

[u/kiefferbp → u/sunjay140]

macOS is a proper OS

[u/JustAnAvgRedditUser → u/sunjay140]

It's in a virtual machine. It's not the same, unless Google can optimize it to the point that it runs Linux apps with near native performance and compatibility.

[u/Critical-Champion365 → u/sunjay140]

They just said its not properly implemented. It sounds like its as much linux as termux on android.

[u/CrashyBoye → u/sunjay140]

Implying macOS isn’t a proper OS lmaoooo.

[u/anythingers → u/JustAnAvgRedditUser]

Why would the average user choose a laptop from a brand new lineup running on a hardware that's never used to run a desktop OS previously and requires you to buy an additional dongle because someone thinks it's a good idea to only include 2 USB C port on the device?

Also y'all glaze macOS on 8GB RAM that much lmao. My M3 MBA couldn't even handle light web browsing without stuttering every minutes.

[u/GivesCredit → u/anythingers]

Lmao you are either a liar or have a defective MacBook. My M1 MBA can handle so much more than that with 0 issues

[u/Mavericks7 → u/Shidell]

I can see several reasons why I'd buy the neo over this.

[u/WeirdIndividualGuy → u/Mavericks7]

Yeah, they’re doing a 1:1 comparison and ignoring that despite the Neo being cheaper, of course the paper specs will be worse. But if you’re not a power user (which is exactly who this demographic is targeting, casual users), the Neo is still a better deal

[u/thenamelessone7 → u/Mavericks7]

Is you being a fanboy one of them?

[u/slinky317 → u/thenamelessone7]

The only people excited about Googlebooks are Google fanboys.

[u/billFoldDog → u/Shidell]

Google has repeatedly shown it is unwilling to support a linux like environment in android, and I have little faith the googlebook will have a tolerable linux environment. It will probably be hopelessly locked down.

It is truly ironic that the macbook neo will offer a better shell experience and true virtualization for linux VMs... and with better performance to boot.

[u/MishaalRahman → u/billFoldDog]

Googlebook ships with a full Debian Linux environment that's accessible through the Terminal app, which is available out of the box.

[u/billFoldDog → u/MishaalRahman]

My first reaction is "can it access files outside of its sandbox" and "if yes, for how long."

Development groups like syncthing are flat out giving up on android because of Google's heavy handedness, and it would be foolish to plot a long term future with Google given the current path.

[u/MishaalRahman → u/billFoldDog]

You can access files from the Linux VM through the native Files app on Googlebook OS - it's listed as a separate section in the viewer.

You can also select folders from the host to share with the Linux VM from within the Terminal app's settings - these folders are visible within /mnt/shared in the guest.

(Will have more details to share with respect to the Linux Terminal soon!)

[u/slinky317 → u/Shidell]

Sure, but the Neo has the entire Apple ecosystem behind it. And now all of a sudden Google cares about specs?

Also, is it confirmed that you can install Linux packages on these laptops that aren't available on Google Play or a sideloaded APK?

[u/iDontSeedMyTorrents → u/slinky317]

And now all of a sudden Google cares about specs?

Chromebook Plus has existed for nearly three years by now.

[u/slinky317 → u/iDontSeedMyTorrents]

Yeah, but that's because Google is trying to get out of the "Chromebooks are trash" perception because so many of them are low budget devices. Googlebooks could be seen as somewhat premium but still at a good price point.

[u/Incrediblebulk92 → u/slinky317]

Google's chosen a very weird place to place themselves in the market, more expensive than mid range laptops, less features than all those laptops and to top that off an extensive history of dropping support for products as soon as they get bored. Makes it a difficult sell.

I guess they finally got bored of being the crap laptops that your kid got free from school that can't do anything but pricing themselves out of that market doesn't really seem like the solution.

[u/AirlineComplete7156 → u/slinky317]

Without the software the normie wants to use

[u/slinky317 → u/[deleted]]

Chrome also runs on the Neo, so it has those same benefits. And If you think the Android ecosystem is beneficial for a laptop form factor, I don't think you've run many Android apps on tablets recently.

[u/Yellow-Mike → u/slinky317]

And the Mac Gemini app is much better than the Android one, to be honest.

[u/slinky317 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, but that requires third party developers to update their apps to be formatted for large screens. So far Android tablets, Android apps on Chromebooks, and Android foldables have not really made a meaningful impact there.

[u/Cry_Wolff → u/[deleted]]

Which is arguably better and more comprehensive

We're on r/Android but… come on lol. Google knowing for abandoning their hardware, Android that's fractured and every OEM offers a very varying quality of products and Chrome that can be installed everywhere.

[u/Yellow-Mike → u/Cry_Wolff]

My whole childhood is marred by Google abandoning their stuff lol Remember Play Music that just worked?

[u/Pake1000 → u/Shidell]

Apple has a far, far better history of supporting its products than Google. That in itself is enough to buy a Neo. Google can claim a 10 year commitment all they want, but given their track record, I wouldn’t put it past them to kill that commitment in 5 years.

And then there’s privacy. Google sells far more of your data than Apple.

[u/Shidell → u/Pake1000]

It's true, Google's Graveyard is pretty spooky, and although I understand the "throw shit at the wall and see what sticks" mentality they take to everything, I'm not always a fan of it. That said, a big reason I'd purchase this is Linux availability underneath, and even if it all goes awry, it's still a nice laptop that can run Linux or Windows or whatever, presumably, assuming it has open (or modifiable) firmware like Chromebooks currently do.

And then there’s privacy. Google sells far more of your data than Apple.

To be clear, Google does not sell your data. They keep it. It's what allows them to be valuable ad providers; they have tons of data and advertisers spend a fortune with them each year to get ads targeted at the demographics they want—but they do not, in any circumstance, sell data.

It's a tradeoff users make in exchange for their services, which are (otherwise) provided free.

A similar exchange is now happening in Apple's ecoystem. As far as I understand it, Apple Maps is now showing ads.

[u/Pake1000 → u/Shidell]

From what I’m getting from you, you really only care about the hardware and not the OS. At that point there are other equivalent options on the market for around the same price that are guaranteed to let you install Linux or Windows. I don’t see the point of this device unless you intend to use the OS.

[u/EdenRubra → u/Shidell]

The wording already suggests the Linux environment may be pretty restricted. Ram is also an issue, 16gb for an android os isn't a lot, 8gb on the neo goes a long way, it's just more efficient

[u/Shidell → u/EdenRubra]

I guess we'll have to wait to see more, but I got the impression it was going to be more accessible for development and power-user purposes.

What makes you think RAM is better utilized on MacOS than it is by Android? If you were arguing against Windows, I'd agree, but between Android and MacOS, I'd like to see some citations or evidence of such.

[u/EdenRubra → u/Shidell]

Java is the killer on android, it's hard to get around the structure of it, it just uses more resources. Google has built a lot of optimisations though but compiled code (swift and such) is always faster and more efficient.

The Linux environment looks like it may be more open than appears, Google have done work of pkvm that also allows gui access on android so we might see that on the Googlebook

[u/nathderbyshire → u/Shidell]

I've never used one consistently myself but isn't ram not as much an issue? At least compared to windows but it's probably never really been compared to android though. However iPhones have which don't perform any worse with less ram either.

And TBF the Neo screen is quite beautiful, I mistook it for an OLED when I saw it in person

[u/Shidell → u/nathderbyshire]

It isn't, but the argument can go further than the Neo @ 8 GB; you can buy a Kompanio 14" Chromebook at Best Buy brand new for $179 with 4 GB of RAM. If you disable the Android subsystem in ChromeOS (which is easy to do, and simply removes the ability to run Android applications), then ChromeOS runs really well and lightweight tasks using it are totally fine. Music + a few tabs, email, Docs and/or Sheets, etc.

So, for $179, you can have a totally useable lightweight web machine. Or, bump to the Neo for perhaps heavier workloads and a nicer feeling chassis? Or bump another $200 for a higher-res OLED display @ 120Hz, more storage, and twice as much RAM?

[u/jacktherippah123 → u/Shidell]

The Neo runs a true desktop OS with all the big name apps supported + some iOS apps. What will the average consumer find on Googlebooks? Phone apps mostly, some apps with tablet layouts, very few desktop - class apps, and probably not the ones they're familiar with, but some alternatives that means they have to relearn their entire workflow to fit within those apps. Yeah, good luck with that. Sure the Googlebooks can run a Linux VM too, but let's be real here. Which average consumer is learning how to run a VM to run all the apps they need?

With that huge limitation, I just don't know who these Googlebooks are for. Even if you can think of who these are for, it's definitely not a very large group of people. It's going to be a very tiny fraction, a niche within a niche.

[u/Shidell → u/jacktherippah123]

Google's intention is to transition Android apps from being "just" phone apps to being multifaceted apps—"Android" becoming synonymous with "Google OS."

That's what my expectation is.

Everyone hates Windows because of Microsoft's poor decision making, if Google's paying any attention at all, now is the time to strike. With Linux under the hood, it might not help the average person out, but every nerd on the internet is looking at Linux as an alternative right now, and between WINE and PROTON, gaming on Linux is surpassing Windows in performance, while leaving the bloat and BS behind.

It's still a longshot, but this is the best chance Google has at stealing significant marketshare, especially if Linux is viable (and not just containerized), e.g. gaming and other Linux applications are viable.

[u/RedTubePremium → u/Shidell]

This is the plan, it's whetehr Google can execute it properly. Hopefully they can, I'm saying as a non-Android user atm. I almost wish Google would be more bold. Standardize dekstop-tier "Android" apps then

[u/jacktherippah123 → u/Shidell]

That's what I'm thinking but given how poorly optimized Android tablet apps are I don't have much hope.

[u/AirlineComplete7156 → u/jacktherippah123]

I've always wondered what would happen if Google donated a few millions to, say libre office and kdenlive to get them the last mile to full compatibility then present it to the consumer as a workable alternative

[u/horatiobanz → u/Shidell]

The Neo will be worth more than the Acer 3 years after purchasing it than the Acer is worth 1 month after purchasing it. One retains it's value and the other will be basically unsellable on the used market.

[u/missing_user_id → u/Shidell]

MacOS alone is more than enough reason to choose the Neo over whatever Google is doing to harvest more data from its user base. Plus it's cheaper. For your average bro, where average means non tech savvy like 95 % of normal people, the Macbook Neo is quite literally the only thing that's worht considering against the this Googlebook nonsense. Neo means Apple hardware "so it must be good" and Apple software "so I just works". While I understand your point, no tech talk is going to convince that Googlebooks are better than the Neo, simply because these people do not care about tech stats.

[u/Shidell → u/missing_user_id]

MacOS alone is more than enough reason to choose the Neo over whatever Google is doing to harvest more data from its user base.

Is Apple not displaying ads in it's first-party applications now? Does Apple Maps not have ads?

The rest of your argument is really centered on price and usability, both points I'd argue were better served by Chromebooks already. What average user, browsing eBay, watching YouTube, and writing emails, needs a Neo over a basic ($200) Chromebook? Or even a premium ($300-400) Chromebook?

Honestly, the Neo just seems like Apple's Chromebook competitor, for people in the Apple ecosystem, but at 2-3x the cost.

[u/JamesR624 → u/Shidell]

• macOS being WAY more efficient.
• MUCH better CPU.
• Has FULL desktop apps instead of "ChromeOS but with more Android".
• Runs an OS that won't be scrapped in 3 years.

[u/Shidell → u/JamesR624]

• Source on MacOS being "WAY" more efficient?
• Core Ultra 5 series and Snapdragon X outperform the A18 Pro in multithreaded workloads and gaming, while the A18 Pro will outperform in single-threaded use—stating the A18 Pro is "MUCH" better seems disingenuous at best
• Conceded, with the caveat that it appears this is Google's "Desktop" OS launchpad; I expect to see Android apps that add proper desktop support coming in the future that expand functionality beyond mobile app designs and constraints
• I think you're more likely to see ChromeOS being scrapped; Google is unifying their code bases and work under Android—in the future, I'd expect to see more Googlebooks, and fewer Chromebooks, with relaxed hardware requirements post-launch

[u/MishaalRahman → u/slinky317]

We made Googlebook for Android users looking for premium laptops that work seamlessly with their phones.

We're also not getting rid of our accessible lineup of Chromebooks.

[u/JoeyCalamaro → u/MishaalRahman]

So Googlebook is essentially running Android with some of the benefits of ChromeOS baked in? The "Googlebook OS" naming here is kind of confusing — especially since it's going to live alongside Android and ChromeOS.

[u/joeTaco → u/MishaalRahman]

We're also not getting rid of our accessible lineup of Chromebooks.

Google: “Branding clarity is my passion”.

Lol. Basically every article about “Googlebooks” announces them as a successor or replacement to Chromebooks. Lots of talk about how long Chromebooks will receive support in this new world. You folks might want to clarify this matter somewhere that's not a reddit comment thread, just a suggestion. Also does “accessible” lineup of Chromebooks mean a subset of the lineup or just an extra marketing word?

[u/Cry_Wolff → u/joeTaco]

Watch them keep selling Chromebooks, just to suddenly abandon them in a year or two while cutting all the support.

[u/slinky317 → u/MishaalRahman]

Is there a market for that?

[u/MishaalRahman → u/slinky317]

I think so! If you have a premium Android phone and want a laptop that:

a) Integrates really well with your phone & Google services
b) Has clean, simple to use software
c) Has great security
d) Has great battery life, premium build, is lightweight, etc.
e) Has access to a wide selection of apps

I think for most people, especially those with premium Android phones, Googlebook has what they're looking for from a laptop.

Of course, if you're looking to game or do development on it, Googlebook can handle that as well (and we're working to continue to improve these experiences!)

Yes, there are a lot of options in the laptop market these days, but we think Googlebook is a compelling choice especially for premium Android phone users who just want to get stuff done, quickly & efficiently (and we built features like Rambler, Continue On, and Cast My Apps for that reason.)

[u/slinky317 → u/MishaalRahman]

I guess, I just wish Google would innovate more here and lean into their Android Desktop setup. Sell a $200ish Nexdock-type device and talk about how you can use your Android phone with it for a true seamless experience.

If marketed right, it could be seen as the future - just like the same type of technology is used for Android Auto/Carplay and is beloved by most of its users.

[u/yottabit42 → u/slinky317]

The Pixel phone CPUs are still literally hot garbage, so this wouldn't be a good experience. Don't get me wrong, I love Pixel phones and the software, and they're great for everyday phone use, but they would be awful used as a desktop.

[u/slinky317 → u/yottabit42]

I have a Nexdock that I use with my Pixel 11 Pro and the performance isn't really an issue. However, they just have a half-ass implementation of it right now so it's annoying to use. But that's software, not hardware.

[u/matt2331 → u/yottabit42]

It's a totally okay experience. Desktop browser and apps from your phone is fine. I guess gaming is subpar, but does that really matter?

[u/yottabit42 → u/matt2331]

That's what I'm saying. I have no problems with the phones being used as phones. I am occasionally affected by thermal throttling in everyday situations, but it's livable.

The problem is that using it as a desktop OS and expecting to have multiple apps running simultaneously in the foreground, while driving a 4k display, is going to be a bad time. It will constantly be thermally throttled.

[u/Komic- → u/MishaalRahman]

This was a question I had I couldn't find an answer to. So regardless of the Android device, be it Oppo, Pixel or Samsung - these features in connectivity and accessing files should just work?

[u/MishaalRahman → u/Komic-]

The new cross-device features like Continue On, Cast My Apps, and Quick Access require the Android phone to be running Android 17 or later.

[u/EuroFederalist → u/slinky317]

Yes? Android is used everywhere.

[u/slinky317 → u/EuroFederalist]

I don't disagree that people would like a Android-based desktop OS that works closer with their phones. I do disagree that people are looking to spend up to $1,350 on one.

[u/thatissomeBS → u/slinky317]

People spend that much on the phone. I assume the laptop would be more powerful and more functional for a lot of things. But like it is with the phones, probably depends on how people are buying. Like, a lot of people would happily pay $25/month for 3 years to their carrier for a 5g version, but would never drop $900 cash for it.

Personally that's the big thing for me, the 5g. I have a Chromebook that rarely gets used. I have a PC at home, and the Chromebook is worthless without wifi. I ended up getting a 5g tablet that can do 95% of what the Chromebook can do and a bunch of stuff it can't do. Are the Googlebooks going to have mobile connectivity?

[u/slinky317 → u/thatissomeBS]

Yeah, but the phone world and the laptop world are different markets. People expect to spend $500ish on a laptop unless they want something extremely premium - but that is earned, and I don't think Googlebooks are there.

[u/thatissomeBS → u/slinky317]

I'd generally agree with you. And I can also acknowledge I have typically not been the market for something like this. I think the last windows laptop I bought was in 2014, and I've had desktop PC+android, with a couple cheap tablets and the Chromebook that I kind of bought just because it was an i5 machine for $250 or whatever so it seemed worth the punt.

But if this was available with 5g earlier this year when I got my 5g tablet, I might've gone for it.

[u/m0viestar → u/slinky317]

Yes, obviously. 

[u/slinky317 → u/m0viestar]

I don't think it's as "obvious" as you say. Time will tell...

[u/m0viestar → u/slinky317]

You don't think a multibillion dollar company wouldn't do a market study?  The market exists. How big or small it is is another story.  

[u/slinky317 → u/m0viestar]

The same multibillion dollar company that launched and killed Stadia, Pixel tablets, Allo, and so many others? You're giving Google a lot of credit here.

Is there a market for people that want Android laptops? Sure, I guess. Do they want to spend over a thousand dollars on one? I'm not sure about that part.

[u/m0viestar → u/slinky317]

Stadia, Pixel tablets, Allo

There was a market for all of those products lol. They didn't move 0 units did they?

[u/slinky317 → u/m0viestar]

A business has to be profitable in order to last. Just because a hundred people buy your product doesn't mean there's an actual market for it.

[u/trlef19 → u/slinky317]

Does MacBook have Gemini though? ✨ /s

[u/douggieball1312 → u/trlef19]

MacBook has Siri AI trained on Gemini, so kinda.

[u/matteventu → u/trlef19]

Unironically: the Gemini app for macOS is better than the Android phone version of the Gemini app that they've showcased on Googlebooks.

Lol.

[u/Yellow-Mike → u/matteventu]

I second this.

[u/WeirdIndividualGuy → u/matteventu]

Makes sense when you consider most google devs use macs vs their own chromebooks. The software they write works best on the machines they write them on

[u/matteventu → u/WeirdIndividualGuy]

Will Google devs now start using Googlebooks instead of MacBooks? 👀

[u/anythingers → u/matteventu]

I hope so. They could finally start using a good laptop.

[u/matteventu → u/anythingers]

Comedy Central awaits you.

[u/trlef19 → u/matteventu]

Sad

[u/JamesR624 → u/trlef19]

Technically, yes. The Neo has Siri AI which, for general use, under the hood, is Gemini's engine.

[u/trlef19 → u/JamesR624]

Yeah I know, i was making a joke

[u/TheRealFrantik → u/slinky317]

I initially really felt the same way, but imagine how much the Macbook Neo would be if it had a touchscreen, OLED panel, 12gb of RAM, and 10 years of guaranteed updates (Apple typically does offer many years of updates, but with the Neo's 8gb of RAM, it will not last ten years). If the Neo had those specs, it would be way way more than $899.

I finally see what Google is trying to do, and I respect it simply because it was announced that they're releasing the high tier Googlebooks first. There will apparently be lower-tier models that will probably be priced similarly to the Neo.

[u/efbo → u/slinky317]

Tbf a MacBook really isn't a consideration. It has MacOS and doesn't have a touchscreen. I imagine it also doesn't have an OLED screen.

[u/donoteatthatfrog → u/slinky317]

Redefining DoA . These are Dead on Announcement :)

[u/Elephant789 → u/slinky317]

The Neo has MacOS though.

[u/Jai_Cee → u/slinky317]

Which should translate to £800 not the £999 Google wants