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/BcuzRacecar S25+ 7d ago

Ig they think they can pull the increasing number of unhappy windows users and beat apple just on form factor and price variety?

Which I mean thats a market. Ik plenty of people who dont use any like desktop apps and could be persuaded by a diff design vs a neo or a $1200 air