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The $899 price question for Google's Android-based laptop

PCMag says the new laptop OS has slick Gemini features and phone tricks, but argues that $899 is too much to charge for scaled-up mobile apps.

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PCMag describes slick Gemini features and phone tricks in Google's new Android-based laptop OS. It calls the $899 price a fatal miscalculation for a laptop offering scaled-up mobile apps.

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    PCMag@PCMagGoogle's new Android-based laptop OS offers slick Gemini features and phone tricks—but at $899, charging premium prices for scaled-up mobile apps is a fatal miscalculation. https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/the-899-trap-why-googles-new-laptop-is-destined-to-fail?taid=6abbabc6c297a000011c54cd&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter11d
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