Google: 'There's no plan to phase out Chrome OS'

Google may be planning to bring Android and Chrome OS closer together, but the company has no plans to "phase out Chrome OS," according to a new statement from Google's head of Chrome OS and Android

Days after a report suggesting Google has plans to replace Chrome OS with a new Android-based operating system, Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google's SVP of Chrome OS, Android and Chromecast, is attempting to clarify the "confusion" around the company's position.

"Over the last few days, there’s been some confusion about the future of Chrome OS and Chromebooks based on speculation that Chrome OS will be folded into Android," Lockheimer wrote in Google's Chromecast blog Monday. "While we’ve been working on ways to bring together the best of both operating systems, there's no plan to phase out Chrome OS." Read more...