Google becoming a hardware manufacturer isn't a threat — yet

Not everyone liked the Google Glass — even the tech giant itself admitted regrets in how it executed on the hardware push. Last month, it closed Project Ara, its initiative to build a modular smartphone. 
The six-year-old Nexus program proved more fruitful, but as of this week, Google has no more plans for a new Nexus phone or tablet, The Verge reported.
But Alphabet Inc. isn't abandoning hardware. Rather, it's going all in on a new strategy: Offer everything under one brand name.&nbs