Google decides to end its Pixel laptop range

Though Google's Pixel smartphones are doing decent business across the globe, looks like the laptop version of the same hasn't been able to generate much enthusiasm for the Google team.

According to a TechCrunch report, Google's SVP of hardware Rick Osterloh announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that the second version of the Pixel laptop will be the last of its kind. He also added that Google may still use the Pixel branding for future products that integrate Google’s software with its own hardware, but that is unlikely to come in the form of a laptop computer.

Presently, Google has two versions of its Pixel laptops in the market, both of which are sold out and missing from the Google's online store. The company doesn't plan to make any more of those either, says TechCrunch.

Notably, all this doesn't affect Chrome OS software that will surely stick around. "Google hasn't backed away from laptops," Osterloh said. "We have the number two market share in the U.S. and U.K. — but we have no plans for Google-branded laptops."

Also earlier this month, Google released a new Chromebook with Samsung, called the Chromebook Pro.