alt Hacker NewsThe speed with which we went from pearl clutching that Apple hasn't added as many AI features as Google and Microsoft have to pearl clutching that they have finally done so is amusing.
Meanwhile, Google just announced "laptops" that are locked down to the Play Store, and the sound of crickets is palpable.
> Google has confirmed to Ars that Googlebooks will enforce developer verification requirements for apps similar to Android phones. Under this system, only apps from developers who have verified their identities with Google will be eligible for installation
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/googlebook-laptops-l...
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Your first sentence of this reply doesn't make any sense to me.
And I don't see how your second sentence relates to the first.
I have met zero people and read zero accounts of people wishing there was "more AI" in Apple devices.