With the success of the iPad, the global uptake in the number of tablet computers and the urgency that almost every manufacturer on the planet has felt to create its own 7-to-10 inch slate, you’d think the last thing the boss of any mobile company would be talking about is the death of tablets. Well, you’d be wrong. BlackBerry’s Thorsten Heins apparently thinks the gadgets won’t see out the decade.
Bloomberg reported today that the CEO doesn’t put much stock in the trend, quoting him as saying “in five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore.” “Maybe a big screen in your workspace, but not a tablet as such. Tablets themselves are not a good business model,” he said.
To read the original article: BlackBerry CEO: in 5 years, there ‘won’t be a reason to have a tablet’ | memeburn
