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 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.

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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.

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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

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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