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Google’s potentially pivotal Pixel Tablet curveball

As Google looks toward the future of Android and its platform-wide tablet philosophy, you can’t help but be reminded of the past.

It was 11 years ago, after all, that Google first turned its focus toward creating an optimal Android tablet experience. Back in 2011, Google launched its initial Android tablet push with the introduction of the Android 3.0 Honeycomb software and an effort to get developers on board with big-screen app interface optimizations. That effort didn’t last for long, to say the least. Within about a year, Google lost its focus, pivoted away from its vision, and ultimately just let the idea of the Android tablet languish without any meaningful movement forward or any real platform-level promotion.

So when word broke that Google was making another push for the world to take Android tablets seriously again,

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