Analysts have been at a loss to figure out the strategy behind Google's $1300 Chromebook Pixel. While the product comes with a high resolution display, a touchscreen and an Intel processor, the Chrome OS is still quite basic in terms of its functionality, i.e. it's not quite a high-end laptop replacement, even though it's priced like one. Some well-known analysts have suggested that this signals Google's intention to enter the hardware industry. That may not be entirely true.
