Google is taking another shot at the premium laptop market with its Googlebooks, priced at $899 and built around Gemini AI and with tighter integration with Android phones. Sameer Samat, president of the Android Ecosystem at Google, explains why the company combined elements of Android and ChromeOS for the new experience and how some of the new features are designed to challenge Apple and Microsoft in the AI PC race. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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@TheJT00001
September 21, 2026 at 2:04 pm
Hahaha … LOL … Abandon all security and trust Google 🤣🤣🤣
@misterhuangchao
September 21, 2026 at 2:19 pm
the audacity to start at $899 with built-in Gemini 😂
@ertreri
September 21, 2026 at 2:52 pm
No clue if it will be a success, wish them luck, but one thing is for sure in the USA inovation does not stop.
@TS73827
September 21, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Google new advertising strategy on Bloomberg is interesting! Complete innovation. For a moment I thought this was a news article.
@louididdy
September 21, 2026 at 3:29 pm
The host was really excited by the Ramble feature.😂
@tebhernandez
September 21, 2026 at 3:42 pm
Ramble sounds stupid as fuck
@misterJBD
September 21, 2026 at 4:05 pm
HP and best laptop should not be used in the same sentence unless it’s “not the best laptop”
@misterJBD
September 21, 2026 at 4:07 pm
I really want this to be successful so Windows crashes and burns, but they should have not called the OS Googlebook OS, instead they should’ve just called it Android Desktop
@Companiesinnovating
September 21, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Given that Google just discontinued their Pixel Tablet after one generation, I will be waiting a few generations before I will even consider this.
@edwardelray8856
September 21, 2026 at 5:22 pm
flop
@raymondho3574
September 21, 2026 at 5:22 pm
At $899, this must be server-based AI. It does not address privacy with a locally secured AI. Pichai is desparate to retain Google user traffic.
@thisnameisnowmine
September 21, 2026 at 5:36 pm
“This laptop will kill you”
@Rackstack234
September 21, 2026 at 5:46 pm
Terrible name
@ch0c0L4t3m1Lk
September 21, 2026 at 5:58 pm
So they rebranded a Chromebook?
@GreenTea-theoneandonly
September 21, 2026 at 7:12 pm
Another good copies
@matt.stevick
September 21, 2026 at 7:18 pm
doing a good job ed.
@hikalox
September 21, 2026 at 7:40 pm
How do you plan to differentiate it from Mac?
@maasam21
September 21, 2026 at 8:04 pm
ちょっと高いな
$899
@Smart_Investing
September 21, 2026 at 8:07 pm
This is really cool. I use a higher end model made by Asus that came out in Q4 2025. I’m not going to state the model and features and other capabilities but mine also has built in AI and interconnectivity as well and it’s actually not a hard process to integrate it as some may think as described in the video. My experience and expectations with AI have been great and thus far when it comes to the leadership aspect, Gemini is the clear leader overall for me hands down! Always looking forward towards the power of Google/Alphabet/Gemini products and services, I love it.
Albert Nieves (Owner) at Smart Investing AI and Smart Consulting AI
@johan109
September 21, 2026 at 8:36 pm
premium android tablet in laptop chassis