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Google Hardware makes cuts to laptop and tablet development, cancels products

Wednesday March 13, 2019. 03:41 PM , from Ars Technica
Enlarge / Google's Pixelbook. (credit: Valentina Palladino)
A report from Business Insider claims that Google has axed 'dozens' of employees from its laptop and tablet division. BI's sources describe the move as 'roadmap cutbacks' and also say that Google will likely 'pare down the portfolio' in the future.
Google's Hardware division is run by Rick Osterloh and is expected to launch a game streaming console later this month. The division is responsible for the Pixel phones, Google Home speakers, the Chromecast, Google Wi-Fi, and lately, the Nest smart home division.
For 'laptops and tablets,' the group's most recent hardware products have been the Pixel Slate and Pixelbook. The Pixel Slate was a weird Chrome OS tablet with a detachable keyboard, made as a competitor to the Microsoft Surface and Apple iPad Pro. The Pixelbook, like the Chromebook Pixel before it, is just a high-end Chrome OS laptop. The tablet is, well, a Google tablet, and as usual, it debuted to a lukewarm reception. The Pixelbook, though, is a well-liked (if expensive) laptop for people who want a simple Chrome OS device in a high-quality package.
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