<s>
The	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2013	O
laptop	B-Device
at	O
the	O
high	O
end	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
machines	O
,	O
which	O
all	O
come	O
preinstalled	O
with	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	O
series	O
of	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
stopped	O
receiving	O
software	O
and	O
security	O
updates	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
was	O
launched	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
shipments	O
starting	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sundar	O
Pichai	O
,	O
the	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
engineering	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
goal	O
behind	O
the	O
high-end	O
Pixel	O
model	O
was	O
"	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
boundary	O
and	O
build	O
something	O
premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
publicly	O
announced	O
partnerships	O
utilized	O
for	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
of	O
its	O
Nexus	B-Device
phones	I-Device
and	O
tablets	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
not	O
disclosed	O
its	O
manufacturing	O
sub-contractor	O
for	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
executive	O
stated	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
was	O
"	O
a	O
development	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
do	O
n't	O
make	O
very	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
—	O
we	O
really	O
do	O
n't	O
"	O
,	O
confirming	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
's	O
slow	O
sales	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
"	O
we	O
do	O
have	O
a	O
new	O
 [ Chromebook ] 	O
Pixel	O
coming	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2013	O
model	O
was	O
discontinued	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
discontinued	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
laptop/tablet	O
hybrid	O
computer	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Priced	O
at	O
the	O
upper-end	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
market	O
for	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
machine	O
featured	O
a	O
touch-screen	O
which	O
had	O
the	O
highest	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
any	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
a	O
faster	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	I-Device
,	O
32	O
GB	O
of	O
solid-state	O
storage	O
,	O
an	O
exterior	O
design	O
described	O
by	O
Wired	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
austere	O
rectangular	O
block	O
of	O
aluminum	O
with	O
subtly	O
rounded	O
edges	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
colored	O
lightbar	O
on	O
the	O
lid	O
added	O
purely	O
for	O
its	O
cool	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Pixel	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
,	O
can	O
run	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
including	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
—	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
support	O
more	O
offline	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
inventor	O
Linus	O
Torvalds	O
replaced	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
on	O
his	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
with	O
Fedora	O
18	O
,	O
employing	O
Red	O
Hat	O
engineer	O
David	O
Miller	O
's	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torvalds	O
had	O
praised	O
the	O
Pixel	O
screen	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
better	O
suited	O
to	O
slower	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
introduced	O
a	O
12.85-inch	O
display	O
with	O
an	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
of	O
3:2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unusual	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
was	O
probably	O
an	O
easier	O
decision	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
make	O
,	O
because	O
web	O
pages	O
comprise	O
the	O
entire	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
I	O
wish	O
every	O
laptop	B-Device
offered	O
a	O
3:2	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
USB-C	O
ports	O
also	O
carried	O
video	O
,	O
the	O
Mini	B-Protocol
DisplayPort	I-Protocol
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2015	O
model	O
;	O
aside	O
from	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
ports	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
release	O
of	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
added	O
support	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
on	O
the	O
2015	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
its	O
February	O
2013	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
received	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
tech	O
media	O
attention	O
,	O
drawing	O
immediate	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
similarly	O
priced	O
Windows	B-Application
machines	O
and	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forbes	O
magazine	O
compared	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
to	O
similar	O
priced	O
MacBooks	O
unfavourably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
noted	O
the	O
high	O
price	O
tag	O
of	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
came	O
with	O
distinct	O
limitations	O
caused	O
by	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
on	O
CNET	O
noted	O
the	O
high	O
technical	O
specs	O
of	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
review	O
also	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
Web-based	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
requires	O
you	O
to	O
be	O
online	O
to	O
do	O
most	O
tasks	O
;	O
Web	O
apps	O
ca	O
n't	O
yet	O
compare	O
to	O
most	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
Mac	O
software	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
media-centric	O
activities	O
like	O
video.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazines	O
review	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
thin	O
client	O
notebook	B-Device
with	O
a	O
brilliant	O
screen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	O
's	O
review	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
build	O
quality	O
and	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
price	O
tag	O
,	O
which	O
matched	O
top	O
end	O
laptops	B-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
high	O
considering	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
also	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
does	O
everything	O
it	O
can	O
do	O
very	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
touch-optimised	O
apps	O
available	O
and	O
no	O
support	O
for	O
desktop/legacy	O
apps	O
its	O
usage	O
could	O
be	O
limited	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
your	O
needs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
The	O
Verge	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
finish	O
quality	O
and	O
technical	O
specifications	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
product	O
lacking	O
some	O
software	O
capabilities	O
such	O
as	O
image	O
editing	O
on	O
Photoshop	O
and	O
productivity	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
Evernote	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
deficiencies	O
prompted	O
him	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
when	O
working	O
,	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
his	O
MacBook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Register	O
and	O
PC	O
World	O
saw	O
the	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
as	O
a	O
concept	O
machine	O
,	O
a	O
bid	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
push	O
its	O
hardware	O
partners	O
into	O
producing	O
more	O
feature-rich	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
interviewed	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
,	O
CCS	O
Insight	O
analyst	O
Geoff	O
Blaber	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
have	O
struggled	O
for	O
relevance	O
"	O
,	O
stuck	O
between	O
tablets	O
used	O
largely	O
for	O
entertainment	O
and	O
more	O
functional	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	O
"	O
wo	O
n't	O
transform	O
[	O
the	O
Chromebook's ]	O
prospects	O
but	O
Google	B-Application
will	O
hope	O
it	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
flagship	O
device	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
halo	O
effect	O
for	O
the	O
broader	O
portfolio.	O
"	O
</s>
