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Googlebook OS review: a post-smartphone PC bet

Original: Googlebook OS review: A post-smartphone PC, if Google can keep it All attempts to bring the lessons and benefits of the

A review of Google's Googlebook OS argues the platform could redefine the PC as a post-smartphone device, but only if Google sustains its commitment. The piece contends past efforts to merge touch-era lessons with traditional computing, from Windows 8 to the Mac's fullscreen apps after the iPad, all failed, while the iPad came closest on experience but fell short as a full computer.

Why now: Google's new OS is drawing attention as a possible answer to the long-running failure of touch-first PC experiences.

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• Googlebook OS review: A post-smartphone PC, if Google can keep it All attempts to bring the lessons and benefits of the touch era to PCs have failed, from Windows 8 to the era after the iPad when the Mac gained fullscreen apps. From an experience perspective, the iPad came… · techwire@gamefan.net · 1

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