This Is A Business That Will Die In Five Years, According To BlackBerry's CEO

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Tuesday, April 30, 2013 This Is A Business That Will Die In Five Years, According To BlackBerry's CEO BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said, "In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore." He believes we're going to carry around a single device that powers all our other screens. That since device is going to be a smartphone in his opinion, and therefore tablets are going to be totally irrelevant. He also says, "Tablets themselves are not a good business model." To which, we present this chart from Dan Frommer. As you can see, through three years the iPad has sold 140 million units, almost double what Apple has done with the Mac. Perhaps the wheels fall off this thing, and it disappears from existence in five years. We doubt it. The reason the iPad sells well, despite being slightly redundant, is that people like to have dedicated gadgets. People don't want one device to power everything. Read » Also On SAI Today: It Sounds Like Google Glass Will Have Awful Battery Life Facebook Ad Boss: Clicks And Engagement Are Not As Important As Exposure Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: The New York Times Paywall Subscription Growth Slows Down CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's Margin Continue To Shrink Faster Than Expected This Chart Shows Why Apple Desperately Needs New Products Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: ipat39@gmail.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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