Why buying a Chromebook with Googlebook looming is still a great decision

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Don't settle for less and grab one of the finest Chromebooks for $699 — a 30% discount on the only Chromebook you'll ever need

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Lifehacker: Five Built-In Chromebook Apps You Should Definitely Be Using. “As Chromebooks have developed though, they’ve add more to this basic Chrome foundation. They can run Android apps now, for example, and they actually come with several pre-installed apps that are genuinely useful. Open up the Launcher (the Google icon, bottom left), to see what’s available.”

I'm more excited about the prospect of proper #Linux support getting added to Snapdragon X than I am of the new #Googlebooks themselves. This could finally enable OEMs to make a proper ARM-based Linux laptop.

Hopefully #Google keeps the Android implementation fairly open, allowing for the installation of alternative OS options like on #Chromebooks today. Given their recent moves to lock down #Android it's looking unlikely, but one can dream...

https://www.xda-developers.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-x-chips-are-expanding-beyond-windows-with-googlebook/

Google once again confirms Chromebooks aren’t dead after Googlebook reveal

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Googlebook Is Google's New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android

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