A new "made by Google" Chromebook codenamed "Eve" is rumored to be unveiled on the Oct 4 Google event. If the rumor is true then I think Google is now really paying more attention to the laptop market, and the whole Chrome OS ecosystem is very likely to get more mature in the near future. I would love to see JetBrains tools running natively on Chrome OS one day.
Oh, they are definitely paying more attention to the laptop market. They partnered with Samsung recently to make Chromebook Plus/Pro models, and the ARM version came with a strange 6-core processor only described as, 'OP1.'
It looks like it's a Rockchip with two Cortex-A72s, four Cortex-A53s, and a recent Mali GPU. But the 'OP' branding is apparently an attempt by Google to brand or designate ARM chips that have certain peripherals, performance-enhancing features, and support for ChromeOS stuff.
I was surprised how good the Samsung Chromebook (ARM version) was - it worked decently well, ran pretty much all Android apps I tested (which filled the gaps in ChromeOS very well!) and the stylus was useful for notetatking.
It sounds reasonable. More thinking that Microsoft Windows and notebooks don't get along and have plenty of issues. This makes competition easier. If Chrome OS is well integrated with the hardware that makes a difference abd follows the Apple route.
I hope it does more than simply ChromeOS... the $200 dollar beaters are fine for what ChromeOS is. There are very few reasons to buy a "Chromebook Pixel" in 2017... unless it does something more than Chrome.
source: https://chromeunboxed.com/google-hardware-event-could-be-on-...