In 2013, Google released a rather controversial laptop Chromebook Pixel for serious money. They say that 85% of the users of this device were employees of the company. Two years later, the release model Chromebook Pixel 2, which is positioned by the company as a more promising solution. Apparently, the business of selling laptops go, because Google has officially announced the closure of production Chromebook Pixel.
At the MWC in Barcelona a senior Google Vice President Rick Osterloh announced that the production of the Chromebook Pixel will be terminated. According to a top Manager in the company there are no plans for the release of the chromebook. Pixel the brand itself will continue to exist, and this brand will be releasing smartphones Google. The company will also continue to work to improve operating system Chrome OS.
Design laptops Chromebook Pixel reminded portable Apple computers, they are enclosed in a housing of anodized aluminum. The device running the cloud operating system Chrome OS. The gadget is based on the Core i7, and features of 12.85-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 2560 by 1700 and an aspect ratio of 3:2. In the presence of 16 GB of RAM and 64 GB storage.
After a new 12-inch MacBook laptops from Google switched to USB-C. As in “Apple” laptop and they are used for battery charging and connecting peripherals, as well as output images to an external display.
Assume that the main reason for abandoning production Chromebook Pixel was their price laptops — therefore, the users without enthusiasm have apprehended the offer of the company.