Google's first PixelBook almost got me, but its smallish display and the immature state of Android integration with Chrome OS stood in the way. But with the heat of summer having crested, we're now inundated with rumors for all kinds of products that will ship this fall. And among those are rumors of a second generation Pixelbook.

For those who are worried about a future in which even a long-time and die-hard Windows user and advocate such as myself will throw in the towel and switch to a rival platform, I have good news: I already know that the Pixelbook 2, as I'll call it here, will not trigger this transition.