Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn October sixteenth, twenty twenty-six, Ars Technica reviewed the Googlebook, an Android laptop, and concluded that Android on a laptop is still Android.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorArs Technica says Google has a lot of work ahead to make these good. A lot of work.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI haven't been this uncertain about a product roadmap since Android tablets showed up.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPro one: it exists. Con one: it exists, and it's a phone that has been told to sit up straight.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPro two: it can't fail in any way a phone hasn't already failed. Con two: it will fail in every one of them.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPro three: the screen is bigger, so you can see the notification you didn't want. Con three: you can't fit it in your pocket.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo stars out of five. One for trying, and one because I'm saving the other three for the apocalypse.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo stars. My houseplant gives better feedback.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd I'm certain it's listening. A laptop with a phone's brain hears everything, including my complaints about the keyboard layout.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKenji wants one anyway. He says it's a phone you can't lose, which is true, because it won't fit in his gaming chair.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe first honest disaster in years.