Could hybrids be the death of tablets?

[mbossman2]

Could hybrids be the death of tablets?

Once upon a time, the desktop PC reigned. Then came the notebook. Then, tablets came along and wiped the floor with both the desktop and the notebook, and sent the entire PC industry into a freefalling tailspin. But could the reign of the tablet be a short-lived one? Could hybrid systems be waiting in the wings to give tablets a taste of their own medicine?

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Interesting perspective from AMD and it has a certain amount of merit.

[Force Flow]

Originally Posted by mbossman2 Interesting perspective from AMD and it has a certain amount of merit.

AMD has been failing in the CPU business ever since the paradigm shift from x86 to 64-bit. I'm inclined to take their market observations and projections with a grain of salt.

The rise and fall of AMD: A company on the ropes | Ars Technica

However, it is true that mobile computing and the cloud are the driving forces in the industry right now.

[David M]

People like choice. It is not often that one technology completely replaces another. It is usually the case that when a new technology or idea comes along that it is an addition to and not a replacement of.

[Force Flow]

Originally Posted by David M People like choice. It is not often that one technology completely replaces another. It is usually the case that when a new technology or idea comes along that it is an addition to and not a replacement of.

Indeed. Not everyone uses the cloud, and not everyone has a mobile computing device.

Some folks still need local storage and a powerful workstation to get their stuff done.

[glc]

Some folks still need local storage and a powerful workstation to get their stuff done.

I don't *need* either, but I prefer it that way.