Googlebook sounds like a first party hardware product but apparently it's just the new name for Androidified ChromeOS? They should have just called it "Android". And if there's ever first party hardware it should be Pixelbook or Gbook.
Re:Googlebook
by BakeInBeens on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @02:30PM
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If Samsung isn't a Googlebook partner then those laptop OEMs could be shipping the Google desktop environment while OEMs are free to ship a Googlebook or scale up their own desktop environments.
AI polls lower than "congress". People hate it - they hate it so much. They probably _wanted_ to call it that but someone who knows anything put their foot down.
Re:Googlebook
by taco_emoji on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @03:00PM
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CongressBook it is!
buth the very first two bits of copy are about "intelligence" and "gemini". If they wanted to stay away from AI as branding they didn't do a great job.
I think they're implying that they might not want to damage the "Pixel" brand.
Ah that makes sense, thanks.
Re:Googlebook
by VectorLock on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @02:35PM
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Just calling it a "Gbook" sounds infinitely cooler.
They are renaming fitbit to google health too lol
If you don't want to associate with past Pixelbooks and want to highlight Gemini, why not Geminibook or something like that? Does Google not have faith in the Gemini branding?
Random thoughts from a nerdy mind.