Google launched Googlebook, a new laptop lineup, after a May teaser that failed to clarify the product's purpose. The reviewer's core problem: Googlebook does not appear to solve any of the existing pain points that plagued Chromebooks.

That skepticism is the reason to read this piece. The poll format forces a concrete question: what do actual users need from a laptop, and does Googlebook deliver it? The gap between Google's positioning and real-world use cases is where the argument lives.

The poll results will matter. If Googlebook cannot articulate a use case that Chromebooks could not already cover, Google has a product identity crisis on its hands, not a new category.

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