JR Raphael, Foundry
Android’s still under-development desktop mode works nicely with the Pen to create a more computer-like experience, meanwhile — especially if you also hook up a keyboard accessory of some sort. The software isn’t quite there yet, though, and is certainly nowhere near the level of true desktop-caliber productivity you get with a Chromebook, in large part because of the ways the Chrome Android app differs from the native desktop version.
But Google seems determined to close that gap, so we’ll see how things progress over time. That mission, however, appears to be more about bringing Android into the desktop domain than bringing the desktop domain into Android — for the moment, at least, though as we’ve seen so many times before, you never know how Google might change its mind in the future.
For now, this is mostly just a glimpse at another Android tablet almost — as far as the Pixel Tablet and the Pen are concerned. It’s an eye-opening look at a future we’ll probably never experience, in this specific scenario. And it’s the latest in a long, ever-expanding line of Android tablet coulda-beens.
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