They are currently successful because they are "cool". People have not realised that they are not that practical yet when you have to actually do something imp

They are currently successful because they are "cool". People have not realised that they are not that practical yet when you have to actually do something important or useful (other than consume at the vendors' whim). Ask a typical tablet user what happens after about 6 months. It gets used less and less when people hit a productivity brick wall. I've witnessed this happen in at least 10 different people now back from the day of: "Wow look at me, I've got a new IBM X61 tablet" ... 6 months later ... "I've lost the pen and just use it as a normal laptop now" -to- "OMG ipad rules - I can do everything on it" ... to 6 months later ... "I'm using my laptop now because it makes my hands hurt and I cant get it in the right position ever."