Why Now?
Android on tablets has been more or less dormant for some time now. No update on tablet-centric apps. More so, there has been a boom in the success of Chromebooks especially in the educational sector where it has been widely embraced. Also, the Chrome OS has gotten a lot of work done on it by Google over the years, becoming a simple and secure interface for media and surfing the web. It is quite clear that Google is focusing more on Chrome OS for anything besides smartphone to create a more unified platform but there are still some issues like Android apps having hickups running on Chrome OS. Nonetheless, trust Google to sort this out just like other features it has smoothened on the Chrome OS platform in time past. Read more: How different is Chromium from Google Chrome browser and Chrome OS
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The switch has started already
From the debut of the Pixel Slate from Google and then the arrival of the first true Chrome OS-based tablet like Acer Chromebook Tab 10. It is inevitable that Chrome OS will take over from the failing Android as the platform for tablets.There is the HP Chromebook x2 too offering the Chrome OS on a Tablet. Just recently, the ASUS Chromebook Tablet CT100 was debuted which only re affirms the future of Chrome in the Tablet scene. Further reading: Campfire will enable you dual boot Chrome OS alongside Windows 10 on Chromebooks