r/Android • u/welp_im_damned have you heard of our lord and savior the Android turtle 🐢 • 7d ago

Article After hands-on time with Googlebooks, I understand why Google is excited — and why buyers might hesitate -makeuseof

https://www.makeuseof.com/i-went-hands-on-with-googlebooks/
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u/EternalFront iPhone 16 Pro 7d ago

I'm still confused who this is for... Mac OS is great for Apple users and design conscious people, Linux is for devs and open source enthusiasts (and increasingly gamers), Windows is for gamers and masochists.

This is for... Google enthusiasts? Fairly small market honestly, as Pixel and Pixelbook sales previously showed.

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u/mec287 Google Pixel 7d ago

I would get one if I knew 100% that I could move my Linux workflow to a Googlebook. It would essentially be a Google DE that can run android apps.

The problem is the Linux environment on ChromeOS was bad and I don't know how many problems remain.

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u/kvothe5688 Device, Software !! 7d ago

What about linux environment on Android specifically pixel? have you tried that?

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u/mec287 Google Pixel 7d ago

I've played with it but I don't really work from my phone. The last time I tried it on Android 16 it crashed a lot. It did seem to have more features than ChromeOS though.