Toshiba forecast: Tablet Era Will Extinct
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins tablet computers predicted that the trend will die in the next five years. Not only Heins, Managing Director of Toshiba Australia region, Mark Whittard, also predicted the same thing.
Whittard believe that smart phones and portable notebook computers will dominate the mobile computing space. Meanwhile, the trend of tablets and phablet (combination of mobile and tablet devices) will not last long on the market.
"Such devices are tablets and phablet between pressure (smart phones and notebooks) ... although this while they're booming. Their age will be short," said Whittard as quoted from TechRadar, Wednesday (05/08/2013).
Nevertheless, while the Toshiba is still producing tablets. Japanese companies are following the trend by producing a tablet operating system Windows and Android.
"We are still in the tablet market and want to continue to grow. But the fact is, you have to think about the next evolution and begin to prepare the research and development team to meet the challenge," said Whittard.
Whittard statement suggests that Toshiba was looking for a new category of computing devices that can fill the space between cell phones and notebooks. The BlackBerry believe that there is a device with a large screen that would be an alternative to tablets.
"In 5 years, I do not think there is a reason to have a tablet anymore. Perhaps a device with a large screen at your workplace, but not the kind of tablet. Tablet itself is not a good business model," Heins said, as quoted by Bloomberg.
New tablet mortality prediction made by two companies that in fact are not successful with a tablet product line. Companies like Samsung, Asus, or Apple, believes tablets are the future of computing devices.
Several research institutes predict, tablet shipments will exceed personal computer shipments. Research institute NPD Display Search, for example, projected there will be 240 million tablets were shipped globally in 2013, while shipments of laptops just 207 million units in 2013.
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins tablet computers predicted that the trend will die in the next five years. Not only Heins, Managing Director of Toshiba Australia region, Mark Whittard, also predicted the same thing.
Whittard believe that smart phones and portable notebook computers will dominate the mobile computing space. Meanwhile, the trend of tablets and phablet (combination of mobile and tablet devices) will not last long on the market.
"Such devices are tablets and phablet between pressure (smart phones and notebooks) ... although this while they're booming. Their age will be short," said Whittard as quoted from TechRadar, Wednesday (05/08/2013).
Nevertheless, while the Toshiba is still producing tablets. Japanese companies are following the trend by producing a tablet operating system Windows and Android.
"We are still in the tablet market and want to continue to grow. But the fact is, you have to think about the next evolution and begin to prepare the research and development team to meet the challenge," said Whittard.
Whittard statement suggests that Toshiba was looking for a new category of computing devices that can fill the space between cell phones and notebooks. The BlackBerry believe that there is a device with a large screen that would be an alternative to tablets.
"In 5 years, I do not think there is a reason to have a tablet anymore. Perhaps a device with a large screen at your workplace, but not the kind of tablet. Tablet itself is not a good business model," Heins said, as quoted by Bloomberg.
New tablet mortality prediction made by two companies that in fact are not successful with a tablet product line. Companies like Samsung, Asus, or Apple, believes tablets are the future of computing devices.
Several research institutes predict, tablet shipments will exceed personal computer shipments. Research institute NPD Display Search, for example, projected there will be 240 million tablets were shipped globally in 2013, while shipments of laptops just 207 million units in 2013.