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Google's AI-first Googlebook laptop is almost here - can it avoid the Copilot+ PC problem?

It won't be another high-end Chromebook like the Pixel, and Google has to hope it'll succeed where Copilot+ PCs have fallen short.
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The Googlebook is more about AI than Android compatibility. The new operating system will merge Android and ChromeOS. Chromebooks will continue to be sold and supported. One of the best computers I ever used was Google's 2015 Chromebook Pixel. In fact, 11 years later, I'm still using it. I'm also still annoyed that Google never released another publicly available model. Recently, Google began its reentry into the laptop market with the Googlebook, with help from HP, Acer, Lenovo, Dell, and Asus. This release, however, won't be a high-end Chromebook…
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