Google is promoting Microsoft Copilot app for the new Googlebook laptops

Google has started showing off its new Googlebook laptops with rather one unexpected name sitting inside the platform’s productivity section. The company has featured Microsoft Copilot directly on the official marketing page for Googlebook.

Googlebook is promoting Microsoft Copilot while Microsoft rethinks its Windows AI strategy

It appears in the Productivity section of the official Googlebook website, where Google is using a selection of apps to demonstrate what users can do with the new platform. Microsoft’s AI assistant is sitting alongside apps including Notion, Notability, Adobe Acrobat, Dropbox and Fantastical.

It is an interesting choice considering how closely Googlebook is positioned to rival Windows laptops. Google is pitching Googlebook as a new premium laptop category built around Android, ChromeOS desktop foundations and Gemini Intelligence, yet Microsoft Copilot has still made Google’s curated list of productivity apps.

It all makes sense from a productivity perspective. Google says Googlebook users can work with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint files through Microsoft 365, meaning buyers don’t have to ditch Microsoft’s productivity ecosystem simply because they are moving to Google’s new laptop platform.

And yes, the timing makes this even more interesting. Microsoft has spent much of this year changing how aggressively Copilot appears across Windows 11, including removing or reducing Copilot branding in places such as Notepad and Snipping Tool.

So, while Microsoft is still figuring out exactly where Copilot belongs inside Windows, Googlebook has already decided where it belongs on its new laptop platform.

What is Googlebook all about?

Googlebook combines the Android technology stack with desktop foundations from ChromeOS. But it’s different from a Chromebook. Googlebook supports a full desktop Chrome browser, Android apps from Google Play, Linux tools and deeper Android phone integration, while Gemini is built into the experience with features such as Magic Pointer and Create My Widget. It runs of Googlebook OS. While traditional Chromebooks remain based on ChromeOS, while Googlebook is being positioned as a separate, more premium category with stronger Android, AI and hardware ambitions.

Googlebook preorders opened on September 21, with models from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo. Pricing starts at $899, with the lineup extending into the $1,299 range depending on the model and configuration. Google’s new laptops come with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 or Snapdragon X Elite processors, dedicated NPUs capable of more than 45 TOPS, premium displays and up to 14 hours of battery life. The first US models are scheduled to arrive on October 4.

via: Windows Latest