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Googlebooks mark the end of the old Google

Fast Company Tech Jared Newman October 10, 2026
Googlebooks mark the end of the old Google
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# Google is Abandoning Its Open Web Vision Google is phasing out Chromebooks—the simple, affordable laptops it created 15 years ago to let people work primarily through web browsers—and replacing them with "Googlebooks" that run Android apps instead. The shift signals that Google is moving away from its original belief in an open internet toward building more closed platforms it controls directly, similar to how Apple operates. This matters because it means fewer affordable computing options for schools and everyday users who benefited from Chromebooks' simplicity.

Does Google still believe in the open web? With the launch of its new Googlebooks, it doesn’t feel that way. Googlebooks are Google’s attempt to establish a new platform of Android-based laptops, with native Android app support and tight connectivity with Android phones. They’re also an extension

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