Published May 29, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always happy to talk about. Prior to joining XDA in 2021, he worked at Neowin: https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/jo%C3%A3o-carrasqueira/ Google recently made waves with its announcement of the Googlebook platform . Bringing together elements of Chrome OS and Android, along with a lot of AI features, it's the company's latest attempt at winning over laptop users, after Chromebooks mostly gained traction in the entry-level education market. Those AI features, all aggregated under the fancy new "Magic Pointer" seem to be the main selling point Google wants you to pay attention, but this is, in my opinion, a misguided effort.…