> What’s the advantage of watching Google IO when they’ve rarely if ever dictated the future? The difference here is hardware vs. software. Android and ChromeO

> What’s the advantage of watching Google IO when they’ve rarely if ever dictated the future? The difference here is hardware vs. software. Android and ChromeOS devices are mostly not marketed as Google products (aside the Pixel stuff), so there's really not a need for big launch events. Apple's entire year can be made by a great launch, and no one does it better than Apple.