Smartphones, desktop computers, laptops, tablets... the list of platforms that we can find in millions of homes is not short and currently, many have a wide variety of supports focused on different uses with the idea of making their day-to-day something easier. In consumer electronics, it is possible to find great changes in a short time, and that can result in contradictory situations: Either, we can see devices that try to centralize a multitude of tasks in them or, as we said a few lines above, have several to those who are assigned specific tasks. When determining the purposes of each one of them, users are not the only ones who have decision-making power, but also manufacturers.
The advance of the market has had another consequence, and it has been the displacement of the traditional formats for the benefit of newer ones. This, related to what we told you at the beginning, generates a large number of questions that, in the case of tablets and taking into account the current situation of this support, could give rise to questions such as whether they are moving or not quickly to laptops, if they are becoming their successors more slowly or also, if they will replace others such as television or the latter will end up adopting some of its features but maintaining its essence. Next, we will try to answer all these issues using data and examples that serve to better illustrate the current context.
Transition
As we all know, conventional tablets they are not going through their prime. The Sales numbers they have been chaining for more than two years down And, despite the fact that some companies continue to resist and launch their terminals, the truth is that more and more firms are dedicated to manufacturing convertible models in which the situation that we mentioned before could occur: The unification of tasks in the same support. But, is it something that the firms themselves are looking for? Let us remember that many of the big brands are sustained thanks to the commercialization of several supports at the same time, would they be willing to reduce their catalogs?
The 2-in-1 devices, They seem to be the life jacket not only for some brands, but for the support itself, however, we must ask ourselves if despite the advances, they are up to the task and are capable of gathering all those tasks that are currently being carried out in laptops.
Convergence or different formats?
Today's convertibles are rapidly closing the gap on laptops. Firms such as Microsoft, through its Surface series, have already made it clear that the touch terminals to which a keyboard can be incorporated, will be further consolidated in fields such as architecture or design. Those of Redmond go further with their latest models such as Surface Book, which could already be considered more as one of the first members of a generation of laptops than as a tablet in the strict sense. Through this example, do you think that we are witnessing a merger or that it is still possible to differentiate between supports?
Operating systems: An element to unify
The software is vital although sometimes, they can also be the Achilles heels of a multitude of tablets and smartphones. Currently, we are assisting in the development of projects with which the interface so that the one that we already find in conventional tablets, is the same that appears in computers and in turn, in smartphones. Andromeda It may be one of these examples that, however, will have Windows as a strong competitor since those of Redmond are determined to steal influence from Google and Apple.
The challenges
Some think that notebooks continue to maintain their own identity and that despite having lost popularity among users, they are still the best option in many areas. This can be due to multiple factors: On the one hand, the coste. Despite the fact that in this format it is possible to find very powerful and expensive terminals, we are also facing other much more affordable models that offer balanced performance even if they are not cutting edge. On the other hand, their characteristics, which make matters such as the design or production of audiovisual content, among many others, continue to be the most chosen option. Finally, the It is also essential again, since one of the advantages over convertibles is that here we find greater compatibility that allows us to use the same programs on a multitude of computers.
What do you think? Do you think that we are witnessing a gradual and positive fusion between both formats that will allow a coexistence of both grouped under the same support? Are we witnessing a phenomenon similar to that of mobile telephony in its origins that could lead to a greater displacement of laptops compared to tablets? Is it possible that there is a third way in which it becomes clear that in the future, both platforms will continue to be useful separately in different areas? So that you can learn more, we leave you available related information such as, for example, the direction that the convertibles in the future.