People want a laptop with a detachable keyboard and simplicity. With a keyboard (especially one as nice as this), the iPad achieves that goal. The iPad remains

People want a laptop with a detachable keyboard and simplicity. With a keyboard (especially one as nice as this), the iPad achieves that goal. The iPad remains a toy because it is missing one major thing: power. That's one thing that Windows 8 has going for it. It's got the might of Windows but works on a tablet. That's the right idea, but Windows 8 will be installed on tablets with no keyboard, laptops whose keyboard can't be removed, and desktops. What we need is the simplicity of the iPad, the benefit of a keyboard, the option to remove the keyboard when we need to, and the power of an OS like Windows, OS X, or Linux. They also need the computing power of a laptop or desktop. I'm thinking the desktop will be replaced by a dock that lends power to the new generation of tablet, or that mice, monitors and larger keyboards will be available to connect to them. The latter lacks simplicity, so a dock sounds much more feasible. Just plug in and go to work, rather than connecting a handful of different cords.