[SHARK] Are Tablets Dead? - Comments Page 2

I had the chance to pick up a tablet for free and pay 10 dollars per month to have it connected. I decided that it just wasn't worth the money or the bother. My phone does what the tablet can do, as far as I know, and the tablet cannot take the place of my laptop so what do I use it for. It is just another piece of technology that I have to keep track of. I think that I'll just stay with what I have.

The tablets come in at a high price point but are not great phones nor are they "full fledged" computers making them a kind of Pluto of the tech world. Even the MS Surface Pro 4, which does a great laptop/tablet, but, it makes a poor phone. Thus, you'll still need two devices. So not only the phablets, laptops age getting thinner and lighter. Both are putting the squeeze on the tablets between them. Tablets will only be long term viable when they can truly replace the laptop.

I have a Kindle Fire tablet and while it doesn't do everything my desk top or laptop does I find I use it more often. Plus I love reading and this is the perfect solution. I tend to think tablets are here to stay. And I think it's crazy to think aphone should do every thing a computer or tablet does the size of onescreen alone tells out that.c

Tablets are primarily for play. Not so practical for serious business use. From my perspective, you need a decent computer to get any real work done. You also need to have an up-to-date mobile phone. That doesn't leave a lot of money on the table to replace a tablet as often as most people would like to. So yes, people hang onto their tablets longer. This isn't rocket science.

THANK YOU BOB ! U HAVE GIVEN ME ONCE AGAIN MORE KNOWLEDGE . KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !!!!!

quOTE YOU wrote "which exceeded $1 billion in revenue for the first time during Q4 of 2016." Did you mean 1St Q or wILL EXCEED IN 2016????

EDITOR'S NOTE: Typo... 2015

No and far from it. Sales may be lagging but unless they come out with something new, dynamic and useful, there is no point in upgrading. I seldom use my laptop except to backup our iPhone, iPads, and iPods. I use my iPad Air for virtually everything I used to do on a desktop or laptop and it is faster, more portable, more secure and easier to navigate. Windows 10 and Edge just don't impress me. I will stick with my tablet any day and every day.