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Review: Google's new OS aims to redefine the post-smartphone PC

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

A new review examines Google's operating system for a laptop-style device, calling it a genuine attempt at a post-smartphone PC. The piece argues that earlier efforts to bring touch-era design lessons to computers, from Windows 8 to fullscreen apps on the Mac after the iPad, largely failed, and suggests Google's approach may succeed if the company sustains its commitment to the platform.

Why now: Tech commentators are debating whether Google's new operating system finally solves the long-running challenge of merging touch-era computing with the PC.

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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
• 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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