Marques Brownlee's Thoughts on Googlebook

Marques Brownlee uploaded a video breaking down the Googlebook. He uses a Pixel as one of his two phones, so I was curious if I missed anything in my original assessment of the new laptop line. I don't think I did. One angle I did not consider was that the only way to get applications on these machines is the Google Play Store. That means you are at the whims of mobile apps and Android's tablet efforts if there is not a newly dedicated desktop version. The experience is so splintered, Google has five compatibility labels. Made for desktop Optimized for desktop Compatible with desktop Better on the website Built for mobile "Better on the website" is both a sick burn and probably true for most apps targeting potential Googlebook users. Also, I guess every app in the Play Store has an ESRB rating because that's the only explanation for Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF being rated "E for Everyone." It turns out that Googlebook OS seems to be a thin wrapper around Android 17, because the…