Google has no plans for a new Pixel laptop at the moment... maybe

At a meeting with journalists at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, Google's hardware chief, Rick Osterloh, said there are no plans to release any more premium Pixel laptops. We may have seen the last of Google's top-of-the-range Chromebook.

The Pixel name is these days reserved solely for Google range of smartphones. These have proved so popular that the company has struggled to meet demand -- something that also blighted the Nexus phone launched in the past.

But in an interesting piece of backpedaling, TechCrunch was later contacted by Osterloh who wanted to clarify things a little: "Regarding the future of Google-branded laptops (whether called Pixel or not), I should clarify that we don’t have any plans to discuss at this time."

This is slightly at odds with a statement he made indicating that the current batch of Pixel laptops had sold out, and there were no plans to produce more of them. But scarcity increases demand, so it's understandable that Google isn't completely ruling out future devices. Osterloh said:

Google hasn't backed away from laptops. We have the number two market share in the US and UK -- but we have no plans for Google-branded laptops.

Ultimately, only time will tell.