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@Digitalmedia4less
May 12, 2026 at 4:56 pm
Damn finally, I only have one leg in the grave before they decide to do this, and I’m 65 😂.
@YPSOFICTO
May 12, 2026 at 4:57 pm
we have a show called Gogglebox here in the UK, I wonder if anyone at Google was aware of this
@dplj4428
May 12, 2026 at 4:59 pm
How much did gov and data centers buy up of Google businesses?
@dplj4428
May 12, 2026 at 5:00 pm
mediatek, i like.
@evionlast
May 12, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Perfect couldn’t be better that’s what everyone needs only happy customers from now on, Except… AI is a scam, sure it will fire like a machine gun bullet’s of code and text summaries but if you trust that… well, get ready to suffer either by overpaying or by overworking the simplest things. AI is mediocre at best, so are most of us humans but we have our moments right?
@jacobortega3424
May 12, 2026 at 5:04 pm
No one is going to be buying googlebooks unless they compete with macbook neos or airs.
@keithframe3489
May 12, 2026 at 9:13 pm
the main problem is, neo and air are full fledge desktop OS, whereas googlebook is just an android – neo/air are far more capable
@turnright1131
May 12, 2026 at 5:19 pm
The name is terrible
@georgewashington3012
May 12, 2026 at 5:30 pm
Sounds like a perfect storm of OS Slop with AI shoved in everywhere just because.
@MrMonkey0016
May 12, 2026 at 5:40 pm
MacBook nah bro Googlebook — yeah I’d liked it if it was called Gbook much cooler!!
@destructodisk9074
May 12, 2026 at 5:57 pm
Alright Google has the market figured out! Just in time when everyone was looking for higher priced laptops, with AI slapped all over it. And just what everyone wants on their expensive laptops, mobile apps! With a mix of x86 thrown in, I am sure the software compatibility will be amazing.
You go Google, don’t stick to anything, just keep throwing spaghetti at the wall, that is how you build up a customer base.
@DariusRoland
May 12, 2026 at 5:58 pm
I hate the awful AI infestation. It would be a different thing if AI actually offered some tangible benefit to users, but too often it’s wrong, slow, and Google is going to tie it down with a subscription model (which is ALWAYS terrible) as soon as people have no choice but to use it.
@SaveTheInternet25
May 12, 2026 at 6:10 pm
Dude sounds like arlo a lil bit
@Marqgtfoh
May 12, 2026 at 6:30 pm
The ai assistant wars are heating up
@nuyou21
May 12, 2026 at 6:48 pm
Face it, this MacBook, sorry, GoogleBook is gonna be another Google laptop headed to the Google graveyard of failed cancelled products next year. 😂
@keithframe3489
May 12, 2026 at 9:14 pm
AI slop of a laptop. Who wants this?
@lapiswolf2780
May 12, 2026 at 6:52 pm
I can already see the wiggle gesture opening Gemini being a constant point of annoyance when Gemini tried to do something with your programme when you’re just moving the cursor or trying to decide what you’re going to do next.
@minhlede
May 12, 2026 at 7:04 pm
i like the wedge shape
@harrisonbergeron9119
May 12, 2026 at 7:07 pm
“Googlebooks” is a silly name for a silly product made by a silly company fully of silly people making other silly products – or not.
@axe-z8316
May 12, 2026 at 8:11 pm
They announced vapor hardware to try to stop the tide
@white-board-guy
May 12, 2026 at 8:17 pm
This is nothing but an AI slop re-brand for chromebooks.
@neilfordan
May 12, 2026 at 8:30 pm
If this still have compatibility issues with current most used apps it will not go anywhere. Ai slop won’t be able to save it. Windows really need a serious alternative. Not just a glorified browser.
@janmdsdks
May 12, 2026 at 8:33 pm
Apple should make an Applebook to compete lol
@keithframe3489
May 12, 2026 at 9:07 pm
they already have macbook neo – it can run ios app.
@ImperfectStorm
May 12, 2026 at 8:39 pm
made to gather your data and help you create slop. better call it slopbook.
@neilfordan
May 12, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Not really looking forward to this especially with the heavy emphasis on ai slop. I just want a normal laptop that doesn’t get in your way. Doesn’t fight you. Can run your apps so you can do your work properly. I think google is missing a real opportunity here. They should emphasize on app compatibility, and reliability.
@tatendalesliejambwa7081
May 12, 2026 at 9:04 pm
This could be a huge success, or fail.
If you use an Android phone, thinking about the ecosystem is quite exciting.
Premium, I don’t know if that’s a good or a bad thing.
Pricing might be an important factor as well, provided the MacBooks exist (from the Neo to the Pro) that are used by pretty much everyone, video editors, programmers, students, etc. Are Googlebooks going to do all that?
The name, not cool bro 😂
@keithframe3489
May 12, 2026 at 9:04 pm
Windows 11 getting trashed for forcing AI, and now Google create a laptop with AI OS. Are they really paying attention? No one wants this.
@vincelongman3264
May 13, 2026 at 4:42 am
You can tell who hasn’t read or watched anything by those who are suggesting pixelbook branding
They obviously haven’t realised other OEMs will be making Googlebooks
There’s a reason Microsoft doesn’t allow other OEMs to use their Surface branding
@xklusiveofficial
May 13, 2026 at 4:51 am
I think it should be called DroidBook or PixelBook
@bjreed293
May 13, 2026 at 6:10 am
G BOOK 🔥
@bjreed293
May 13, 2026 at 6:12 am
Example: Player 1: U got that new g book? Player 2: U already know
@fredwong8625
May 13, 2026 at 6:41 am
The name is too long and it doesn’t have the ring to it like MacBook does. Their marketing/creative team should be fired for coming with something so clunky.
@maboteshaun
May 13, 2026 at 6:49 am
Google has a service called “Google books” now this computer/device is also called a “Google book”. This is what happens when you do too much
@joe22-m6d
May 13, 2026 at 7:10 am
I would name it: Google Laptop Computer…. GLC for short. then GC for shorter. Then I’d ditch all of those and call it GoogleBook. Sure it will be about useful as a book…. except to do anything with it you will need an internet connection.
@baronealbert
May 13, 2026 at 7:15 am
To be clear, Google DID NOT create a laptop, at this point we have – at best – a preview of a new OS. This is pretty annoying
@argacc20417
May 13, 2026 at 8:34 am
If they can’t provide desktop apps, it’s will not sell
@InnerFire6213
May 13, 2026 at 9:11 am
so it’s like a pixel tab with cursors and built in touchpad and keyboard? so a.. pixelbook
@SamMerchant-vn4or
May 13, 2026 at 9:30 am
I love my pixelbook, but prob with chromebooks Claude Code doesn’t work properly on them and a lot of apps were not optimised for chromebooks
@milhouse14
May 13, 2026 at 9:35 am
I laughed when I heard RAMAGEDDON
@TestDev-g7m
May 13, 2026 at 10:24 am
Should be called the Google TACO – THE ANDROID COMPUTER OS
@sarid246
May 13, 2026 at 11:23 am
More like a gimmick
@CNET
May 13, 2026 at 11:25 am
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Googlebooks Could Be the Ultimate Laptop for Android Fans
@ἈλέξανδροςΓὁΜέγας-ε1β
May 13, 2026 at 12:27 pm
GoogleBook is a stupid name, and the logo is stupid too. They should have named it PixelBook and used a different logo instead.
@badam1814
May 13, 2026 at 12:52 pm
They are going to have to seriously beef up Gemini on Android to make this a viable solution. Claude Cowork is going to be a must have on any computer going forward, and if its not available – Gemini is going to have to fill its shoes.
@alanchrishughes
May 13, 2026 at 1:45 pm
They’re going backwards. The appeal of Chromebooks was that it was “just” a browser without any bs bloat. Now it will be all Google bloat and even more of their half assed projects they never actually complete.
@SeshDroid
May 13, 2026 at 2:06 pm
Am I the only one confused between Googlebooks and Google Books?
@eagles4757
May 13, 2026 at 3:50 pm
Yes tuff times for Premium Laptops!Apple can’t give them away lol!I only saw 300 people in the APPLE store the 30 minutes I was there!
@CuriousTinkering
May 13, 2026 at 4:18 pm
So a laptop for you is just like a phone or tablet just for writting, for email, and for consuming media?
@dareplatform
May 13, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Why they have tensor chips, phones but can’t produce it on their on what a disappointment 😢😢😢😢
@RamseyAcresNeighborhood
May 13, 2026 at 5:49 pm
can’t i just use a phone connected to a KVM setup – as it should be. Small light mobile — and when sitting down / layovers / vacation use the TV / Monitor to do big screen things. Focus on that Google.
@meraj205
May 13, 2026 at 6:57 pm
We should start calling them GooBoos and make it stick just to annoy Google.
@bumblebeeshark.傻逼
May 13, 2026 at 7:41 pm
So just a “premium” (word gets tossed around quite a lot these days, so whatever that word means) Chromebook? Eh, I’m not convinced. This thing is supposed to last? As a former Samsung Android user for many years, when has Android ever lasted? When has a Chromebook ever lasted? Not to dog on Android, but seriously, just get a Neo. Or a Macbook Air. Quality achieved; Premium achieved; Will last quite a while, achieved.
@McGrueber
May 13, 2026 at 8:47 pm
lame
@bptryp
May 13, 2026 at 10:12 pm
There’s one “I” in aluminum
@rick-yo
May 14, 2026 at 12:16 am
How about privacy. Google plus Gemini will suck up all your private data!
@Lionel-Mi
May 14, 2026 at 1:15 am
Android Pc.
@on_the_moon
May 14, 2026 at 2:32 am
There was a Chromebook, a Pixelbook, and now a Googlebook. They replaced Nexus with Pixel. They’re planning to change Fitbit’s name. I’m so endlessly irritated by Google’s idiotic practice of juggling names, cutting off and discarding brands, services, and ideas.
@bladesinthewind
May 14, 2026 at 8:03 am
Pixel book go 2?
@Companiesinnovating
May 14, 2026 at 5:58 pm
Hopefully Google puts in a little more effort and loyalty into their new laptops than they have in their tablets….hopefully they start putting more effort into their tablets! My trust in Google’s loyalty to its product lines has waned over the last few years as they either lag behind their competitors or reduce resources toward supporting its product lines. If I can’t expect continued support for a product line, why should I invest into buying it.
@shanet7511
May 14, 2026 at 6:26 pm
Makes my Macbook Neo look even better