BlackBerry CEO Thorstein Heins made some bold claims on Monday. For one, he predicted a big turnaround for the company, suggesting that BlackBerry could once again become the absolute leader in mobile computing. What raised more eyebrows, though, was Heins’ prediction that in five years, tablets might be out. Tablets are not a good business model, he maintained. That comment drew a lot of skepticism — and some scorn — but given that the market is contstantly evolving, could Heins be onto something?
A classic case of sour grapes, and Heins is talking out his arse. The tablet is going to be with us for a long time. The form factor does things well that no other form factor does well, and that means it is here to stay for at least the foreseeable future.
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BlackBerry's Heins Gives Tablets 5 Years to Live
Posted by: Peter Suciu April 30, 2013 02:00 PMBlackBerry CEO Thorstein Heins made some bold claims on Monday. For one, he predicted a big turnaround for the company, suggesting that BlackBerry could once again become the absolute leader in mobile computing. What raised more eyebrows, though, was Heins’ prediction that in five years, tablets might be out. Tablets are not a good business model, he maintained. That comment drew a lot of skepticism — and some scorn — but given that the market is contstantly evolving, could Heins be onto something?