testsetset
Google appears to be looking into the idea of a “Chromebook Pro.” Through its Google Opinion Rewards app for Android, which gives people Google Play Store credits in exchange for anonymous responses to surveys, Google asked some people a few questions about a “Chromebook Pro.”
Two people said as much yesterday on Reddit. Reddit user feetextreme posted a screenshot of one of the questions: “How would you think a Chromebook Pro is different than a Chromebook?” Reddit user jellofort wrote that Google “asked what a Chromebook Pro should be like in my opinion and what type of people would want to use it.”
The word “Pro” would imply a high-end laptop running Chrome OS, just like, say, the MacBook Pro or the Surface Pro 4. But there are many other companies — Asus, Dell, HP, and Samsung, among others — that make Chromebooks, along with Google. It isn’t clear from these survey questions if Google is thinking about making a Chromebook Pro itself, just as it has made high-end Chromebook Pixel laptops, or if Google is just wondering how consumers would perceive a Chromebook Pro made by a third party.
Meanwhile, Google last month published a job posting entitled “Quality Engineer, Chromebook Pixel,” suggesting that a third generation of that device could be on the way.
June 5th: The AI Audit in NYC
Join us next week in NYC to engage with top executive leaders, delving into strategies for auditing AI models to ensure fairness, optimal performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Secure your attendance for this exclusive invite-only event.
In any case, a new type of Chromebook with top-of-the-line specifications could be more enticing to consumers in the coming months, now that it’s becoming possible to use Android apps on Chromebooks.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
