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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Google says it's done making tablets and cancels two unreleased products [theverge.com]

Google will not be launching a sequel to last year's Pixel Slate tablet, according to Business Insider [businessinsider.com] and Computer World [computerworld.com], and will instead focus its Chrome OS hardware efforts on traditional laptop devices like the Pixelbook. "For Google's first-party hardware efforts, we'll be focusing on Chrome OS laptops and will continue to support Pixel Slate," a spokesperson told Business Insider.

[...] Google went so far as to reveal that it has axed two in-development tablet products, moving the employees who had been working on them to other areas of the company. (Most have apparently joined the Pixelbook team.) The tablets were both smaller in size than the Pixel Slate and were planned for release "sometime after 2019." But disappointing quality assurance testing results led Google to completely abandon both devices. Google informed employees of its decision on Wednesday.

Also at TechCrunch [techcrunch.com].

Previously: Google Neglecting or Exiting the Android Tablet Business? [soylentnews.org]
Google Hardware Makes Cuts to Laptop and Tablet Development, Cancels Products [soylentnews.org]
Google Pixelbook Tablets and Laptops: Not Dead [soylentnews.org]

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