Do you think that laptops will get dumber in the future? Will everybody be on a tablet in the next 10 years?
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I feel like it depends on the company and whether you have access to a server, or if you have a software as a service (SaaS) that you can access to do your job. If you have access to those resources through an iPad, then I can use my iPad today to connect to a Citrix, and use a mouse with it as if it's a laptop. As long as it performs well, I think people will be fine.
We do desktop as a service for contractors. It's the only way you can do it without getting compromised. Then you can make all kinds of restrictions on those through archives, so you can only access Octave if you're on your Amazon desktop.
I did that in 2015 at a biotech company. I got rid of my laptop and just used my iPad to show that we're all cloud, and everything we do can be done through a mobile device. I know it can be done. It's not super comfortable with some applications, but if you have a keyboard for the iPad, you should be fine. Chromebooks are big at a lot of places, especially schools.
In the next couple of years probably not, at least for the majority of organizations and employees. I have been using the tablet for some more light business activities but I do use a keyboard and a stylus pen with it so the difference between a traditional tablet and a laptop is blurring.
Also been using Microsoft surface for a couple of years and I only attach the keyboard when I need to type a long email