Three Reasons Why Laptops Will Replace Tablets

According to news reports, Citi analysts conducted online surveys of 1,800 consumers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China in July and August. The results show that in China, tablets can replace PCs. For Citibank's survey, I feel that the results may be exactly the opposite. I think: Laptops will replace tablets.

Reason 1: Tablet PC users lack demand.

Many people see that iPad sales are very impressive, and they think the entire tablet market will be very good. In fact, Apple has never positioned the iPad as a computer. It is just an entertainment tool that can easily access the Internet. Its business office performance is very weak. In addition to iPad sales are good, other Android tablets have little highlights. In this regard, I have also analyzed many times that this is because the needs of users of the tablet PC are the third computer outside the notebook computer and the desktop computer. When the economy allows, the user will buy a portable computer. Easy internet access and entertainment. Since the price of the iPad 2 is only around RMB 3,600, combined with strong brand influence, it is difficult for other Android Pads to find users in this narrow market space.

Reason two: Tablet PC without business performance is a weakness.

Currently, whether it is the Android Pad or the iPad, if you only bring such a device on a business trip without a laptop, your writing, making plans, and modifying the design will not be able to continue. Of course, if you are just on vacation or on holiday, you may be able to bring an iPad or an Android Pad. It is enough to watch movies, use the WIFI on the Internet in hotels, and play games. The pressure for survival in China is so great. It seems that it is a kind of extravagant vacation that makes it easy for the whole day. On the contrary, business trips have become the main activities. So if you carry a laptop and bring a tablet, will it be a lot?

Reason 3: Tablet PCs are just transitional products.

I have never denied that mobile portable Internet devices will become mainstream products in the market, but tablet computers are just an episode in this evolutionary process and it is a fact. The reason is very simple. Except for Apple, other OEMs can only look at the faces of upstream companies such as Microsoft and Intel. They have no ability to determine the present and future of the product.

Recently, Windows8 has appeared, and it supports both X86 and ARM dual architectures. It supports multi-touch and gives us a new feeling. At the same time, I found that Windows 8 was prepared, and this "preparation" was for the mobile portable Internet market. Undoubtedly, OEMs will flock to use Windows 8 to produce integrated products for tablets and laptops. This will change the shape of the laptop. The screen and keyboard can be completely separated. When they are removed, they can be used as a tablet and can be used as a business office. Do you still need an Android Pad this time?

And I always think that Windows is the OS with the most complete ecosystem, whether for entertainment or business-oriented, but Microsoft has been unwilling to make progress, leaving the market for portable Internet devices to Apple and Google, and now catch up, and follow the trend. Change, the market will still tilt to Windows.

Through the above simple analysis, I personally think that laptops will eventually replace tablet PCs. This will also be the third revolution in the PC industry. The PC market, which has a slowing market growth rate, will be rejuvenated. Is my prediction correct? Let's wait and see.