Google discontinues tablet development in favour of laptops

On Thursday, a Google spokesperson revealed that the company has not only decided to nix the development of a second Pixelbook Slate, but that it has also stopped the production of two unreleased tablets.
As first reported by Business Insider and later confirmed by the company’s Senior VP of Hardware division Rick Osterloh, Google will discontinue producing tablet devices in order to focus on developing the Pixelbook laptop portfolio.