Apparently, I wasn't the only one who noticed that during Google's presser unveiling of the Pixel 3 and Pixel Slate the word "Android" wasn't mentioned a single time. Who's Google turning into now? Amazon? The open-source OS that shall not be named?Why is Google not using the 'Android' name? There may be a number of reasons for this: As a brand name, Google already appears to be phasing out Android as it pertains to platforms (with Android Wear becoming Wear OS) and dropping the moniker from a number of its own apps, such as with Pay and Messages, preferring to just use the name Google as the main brand for many of its applications and services. There are also a number of legal issues being worked out, and it is a possible major liability for the company in its litigation with Oracle. Also: Google Pixel Slate tablet: Cheat sheet TechRepublic We also know Google is working on a successor to Android, called Fuchsia. But it could be several years … [Read more...] about Why Google needs to put Chrome OS in developer hands