Chrome OS is here to stay
"no plan to phase out Chrome OS"<p>does not explicitly refute<p>"speculation that Chrome OS will be folded into Android"<p>Especially since the original story stated that google was going to "combine the operating systems":<p><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/alphabets-google-to-fold-chrome-operating-system-into-android-1446151134" rel="nofollow">http://www.wsj.com/articles/alphabets-google-to-fold-chrome-...</a><p>Google could easily market the combined OS as "Chrome OS" rather than Android. In fact that might be a good idea if they're going to make the experience/distribution model more Google-led like it is with Chrome OS.