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Google admits Intel-based Googlebooks may struggle with Android apps

Original: Google has waited until the day its new Googlebook laptops hit the market to admit that Intel-based models may have issu

Google confirmed on launch day that its new Googlebook laptops running Intel chips may have problems running some Android apps, despite previously promising buyers access to the entire Play Store library. The timing of the admission, coming only as the machines reached the market, is drawing criticism from early customers and tech observers.

Why now: The admission contradicts Google's earlier claims of full Play Store compatibility, frustrating buyers on launch day.

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• Google has waited until the day its new Googlebook laptops hit the market to admit that Intel-based models may have issues running some Android apps. Before now, Google has emphasized that the Android-based Googlebooks give owners access to the "entire Play Store library" of… · verge@www.urbanmind.net · 3

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