Google is turning productivity into an AI subscription. Be careful what you rent.

Google I/O just gave us a pretty clear picture of where everyday software is going: more AI in the tools we already use, more proactive help, and more reasons to add another subscription to the budget. I get the appeal. If your email, documents, calendar, meetings, search, and notes can all understand context together, that can save real time. Nobody wakes up excited to summarize a meeting or dig through old messages to find the one decision everyone forgot. If Gemini can take that mess and tur...