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BlackBerry CEO: Tablets Have No Future
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Dw@ll
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4/30/2013 | 3:26:03 PM
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Brave man to call that .. Who knows maybe he's right!!
gtigerclaw
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5/1/2013 | 9:56:07 AM
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Interestingly, I noticed that less TV news people are holding tablets and are back to the laptops - especially in the newsroom. When the iPad first came out, almost all the UK TV news presenters were sporting tablets like the latest fashion accessory, now, I don't see anybody flashing one on the news.
Dw@ll
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5/1/2013 | 12:03:59 PM
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The problem with tablets is they dont perform one task very well.. serious case of Jack of all trades master of none..
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4/30/2013 | 3:37:30 PM
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Any sound and semi-intelligent business leader looks at statistics and analytics to make strategic business decisions. Obviously the numbers show that tablets are in for the long haul as they are out selling PCs. Reckless remarks like this ensures BB demise
hfxRos
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5/2/2013 | 3:13:24 AM
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Mr. Hiens never said that Tablets are dying. This article twists his words into something that barely resembles the original statements. More "journalism" trying to make BlackBerry look foolish, and people like you are eating it up.
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4/30/2013 | 4:58:41 PM
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There is a disappointing lack of detail here. Predicting the end of tablets with no information as to why isn't very informative. Saying you want to be the "absolute leader" in mobile but not indicating how also is very hollow. I'd like to be the world's richest man within the next decade....so what? Whether I agree or not is one thing, but at least tell us why these statements are being made and what the company is planning to realistically backup its words.
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4/30/2013 | 9:00:17 PM
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CEOs of major companies like politicians are well trained in making bold statements while providing little detail or vision on how to achieve it. Isn't that what the programmers, hardware, and line network staff are for, realization of the idea?

I believe TI_Master's vision may be the most accurate accounting for the push to cloud/mobile services, but for healty vision's sake I still would prefer to carry an 8 inch or greater tablet rather than constantly scrolling a phone's 3.5-4" screen.
TI_Master
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4/30/2013 | 5:52:33 PM
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I suspect what he was actually getting at, is that phones are becoming so powerful that he sees a future where you basically hook your phone up to a keyboard/monitor on your desk and it becomes a workstation, ie, the phone becomes a highly portable workstation. Tablets are sort of the in-between, less convenient than a smartphone, but much more portable than full blown computers. I can see why he would conclude that, given the processing power of some of the latest smartphones, it makes sense that you'd someday just plug one up to a screen/kbd for serious work, and then take it with you and have your whole environment on hand wherever you go instead of managing multiple environments and syncing and such.
I'm not sure tablets are going away per se anymore than the desktop computer is going away, but they may soon get squeezed by so called phablets, and by smartphones with HDMI jacks and Bluetooth docks.
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5/1/2013 | 5:58:30 PM
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I believe Heins is correct - and the points you made - salient as well.
So, everyone should now understand how Microsoft's strategy with creating "one OS to rule them all" is making sense. You need an OS that can run across all platforms in order to get PC like functionaity squeezed onto a smartphone platform. Code once, run anywhere...
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4/30/2013 | 5:54:07 PM
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One is reminded of Ken Olsen saying "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home."
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4/30/2013 | 6:12:14 PM
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Blackberry has such a good track record predicting the market for the last 6 years. And their tablet was an utter failure.
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4/30/2013 | 6:25:03 PM
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Blackberry is feeling the competition breathing down its neck. Remarks like his won't change reality. Executing an effective change management will.
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4/30/2013 | 6:44:59 PM
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It's not the business model of the manufacturer that matters. It's the consumption desire of the consumer that counts. U.S. auto manufacturers learned the hard way that they couldn't ignore the small car market because they couldn't be profitable at it. They had to learn how to be profitable in the category. No excuses. Dodge Dart, Chevy Cruz, Ford Fiesta. To be a world-class player, you have to meet every customer need.
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4/30/2013 | 7:07:57 PM
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A 12 inch digitizer screen with touch, wide angle back lit, 9 hour battery life, built in 4G always connected at reasonable rates, less than half inch thick with keyboard running a full Windows OS with at least 2ghz and 6GB ram is what EVERYONE will have in 5 years. Add to it bluetooth earpiece for phone calls and voice commands. This is what some will have in 5 years and EVERYONE in eight. Its the phone that will be the speciality item.
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5/9/2013 | 7:55:53 PM
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I'd like to see the pocket that you put that device into. Underestimate the importance of portability at your peril.
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4/30/2013 | 7:12:18 PM
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The Blackberry tablet was a failure because one of the main uses of Tablets is to check email - shipping without this shows how agile product development is sometimes just plain stupid.
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4/30/2013 | 8:52:29 PM
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I'm glad to see Heins is already practicing for his next gig as a stand up comedian.
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5/1/2013 | 1:17:44 AM
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I think a more important issue for him to be addressing is whether BlackBerry will be going away before the end of the decade
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5/1/2013 | 10:13:22 PM
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BlackberryGÇÖs CEO prediction on tablets has inspired us to launch a puzzle in our iOS crossword game, Crickler.

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