1. Brandingbacklash
“This is the dumbest branding Google has ever come up with and i am here for it. Is that your Chromebook? No, it’s my Googlebook!” — ocdtrekkie
2. Unclear market positioning
“The target is definitely not the K12 education market. It looks more like a premium device which most Chromebooks are not.” — pier25
3. OS and compatibility worries
“Why pay $500‑$700 for a MacBook Neo when you can install Linux on it natively?” — jasonvorhe
4. Skepticism about AI‑first pitch
“What about all that gobbledygook in your Google‑dee‑book?” — Zigurd
5. Trust and support concerns
“No matter what they do at this point it is moot as they cannot be trusted to maintain products into the future.” — goolz