By Ben Schoon
Publication Date: 2026-05-17 16:00:00
We’ve been hearing about Google’s behind-the-scenes work to move its laptop efforts over to Android, but now that we’ve seen “Googlebook,” I’m not really sure I’m sold yet. Honestly, I don’t think Google has shown any reason for these laptops to exist at all.
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Earlier this week, “Googlebook” was the big reveal of “The Android Show,” where Google also talked about new features coming to Android later this year. There’s quite a bit to be excited about, but the company’s new laptop effort is perhaps at the bottom of the list for me.
Why?
Well, I don’t think Google has really shown anything of substance yet. So let’s…

