Google confirms new Chromebooks are still coming, even as Googlebooks loom large

• Google VP John Maletis says there’s a “super robust” pipeline of upcoming Chromebooks and Chromebook Plus devices through this year and into next year.
• The statement is the clearest confirmation yet that ChromeOS laptops are not going away immediately, despite Google’s newly announced Googlebooks initiative.
• However, Google still appears to be positioning Googlebooks as its long-term premium laptop strategy, leaving the future of Chromebooks beyond the near term uncertain.

With Google unveiling its brand new Googlebooks platform, one major question immediately came to mind: are Chromebooks on their way out? Well, now we know the answer, and it appears Chromebooks aren’t going anywhere, at least in the near term.

In an interview with Chrome Unboxed, Google’s VP of Product Management for ChromeOS, John Maletis, confirmed that new Chromebooks and Chromebook Plus devices are still actively in development and scheduled to launch well into next year.