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Google admits new Intel-based Googlebook laptops may have app issues

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

Google acknowledged on launch day that its new Googlebook laptops with Intel chips may have problems running some Android apps. This contradicts the company's earlier messaging that buyers would have access to the "entire Play Store library". The timing of the admission, coinciding with the laptops hitting the market, is drawing criticism from early customers and tech watchers.

Why now: The admission came on launch day, undermining Google's promise of full Play Store compatibility and frustrating buyers.

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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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