CEO of the company BlackBerry, formerly of RIM, talked about tablets in one of his interviews. The question is whether Thorsten Heins was just having a weak moment or trying to justify his failure BlackBerry The Playbook, which ended up being given away by the former RIM as gifts, for example at RIM or Adobe conferences. Even the motivation of developers who received a free PlayBook for an approved application was not enough, and the tablet from BlackBerry It didn't work. But now we know the reason why. BlackBerry and especially its CEO doesn't care, because tablets are useless.
“I think in five years there will be no reason to have a tablet. We may have big touchscreens, but not tablets per se. Tablets by themselves are not a good business model.” In five years I see BlackBerry "Being the absolute number one in mobile computing is what we aim for. We want to gain the largest possible market share by being who we are, not by imitating others."
The question is whether to laugh at this statement or take it seriously. CEO BlackBerry could be right that people will actually stop using classic tablets such as the 9,7″ iPad over time, but the future of new, smaller tablets, such as the iPad mini, I personally wouldn't be afraid. Moreover Samsung i Apple They were able to gain huge profits and market share thanks to tablets, which, as Heins himself claims, is also about BlackBerry. It is quite unrealistic that a company that is currently on the verge of a recession will have the opportunity to catch up in five years with some new concept. When we were talking to Canadians on vacation, where BlackBerry comes from, they themselves perceived the former RIM as something that was suitable primarily for the corporate sphere. On the other hand, they themselves acknowledged that BlackBerry 10 is something they would definitely like to try.
They are where they are because of such views. He should have kept his mouth shut. Ved is laughed at by the professional public.
"We want to gain the largest possible market share by being who we are, not by imitating others". Ah, so BB10 is completely different from current smartphones (HW)...
This is a really interesting statement, considering that so many tablets will be sold in 5 years that there must be miniIt should work for at least a year, and as for iPads, the quality is excellent and the lifespan is much longer than 5 years.
This is the same "format" as Balmer. Psychopathic mannequin, tliape two on three. In a few years, when the time comes to fulfill his nonsense, the ground will collapse after him :-)
Something similar when the iPad came out ONE said two guys from well-known companies that now produce tablets and sell them quite successfully...
To me personally, BB is definitely more likeable than Android cloners. It has its vision, its OS, it is identifiable and this can return RIM to a respectable, competitive position. And a good CEO should "build" castles in the air. Without them, no unexpected idea will appear.
So this is pure trolling: "In five years I see BlackBerry in the position of absolute number one in the field of mobile computing"
I'll see in 5 years. Blackberry like a bankrupt company.
BB10 is a completely new system on which applications for previous operating systems do not work. Does the user always have to buy a new operating system with a new phone and pay for applications with it again? Microsoft try the same for users.
imitation? Are you sure it's not better to simply copy it?
I don't see the reason for the disappearance of 9,7″, on the contrary, I think so. that larger tablets will replace desktop computers. The 9,7" display is almost identical to the A5 format, and such a tablet, for example in a flexible form with a few grams, will be ideal for schools and elsewhere.
I think he's right, a tablet is only a temporary whim, I'm not saying that it's useless, but unnecessary for a few more practical things, but there are very few of them... What do I really need a tablet for? A useless, hard-to-carry piece of electronics. I'd rather buy a 4.7" inch phone and that's plenty enough for me
Espio Espio :D I have no words for you... I prefer to refrain from commenting on you but your comments lately are like from a welfare home...
Tom, you don't excel at anything
Tablets will dominate the market in 2-3 years, just a drop in prices,
let's look at microsoft surface pro replaces a laptop in every area, and is better than other tablets
It just needs time and it will be sold here as well as laptops
In my opinion, it is a bold statement that tablets will replace laptops
Espio
there will be a time when printers will be integrated into tablets
I was initially disappointed with the iPad. I believed it would run on MacOs and iOS. In those days (the introduction of the iPod) I used exclusively BB mobiles. iOS only in iPod.
Then I bought my daughter an iPad and tried it out for a week as a work tool and also at home instead MacBookat. I confess that he got my tablet. Mainly for the following reasons:
– hold on to the batteries.
– use in exteriors, e.g. in the garden. Without fear, because of the purity and so on.
– to top things off, it's in combination with the Logitech Solar KB Folio almost perfect replacement NB
So I don't think it will be replaced by MT with a large display.
I will add that I am quite annoyed by the clogged screen, but at least it is cured by Monk's properties.
Amnart :D so yes and what will it be used for? the tablet will have a thickness of 25 mm and more, it will be heavy and impractical, the paper will crumple in your bag or wherever, and if so, I personally prefer to send an email and let him print it at home as he wants, he will decide on this outside when such technology is available printing on paper will be useless