

The first phase of that transition is already under way-Windows 8 hybrid systems show a little of what’s possible.

Tomorrow’s laptop and tablet will be one and the same-and that’s why this section is as much about tablets as laptops. In the long run, these two different devices will become aspects of the same hardware. Laptops are better suited for productivity. The ideal consumption devices, tablets are frequently used for passively browsing the Web, watching video, and reading on the go. Today’s tablets and laptops are very different gadgets. Five years from now, the line may have vanished entirely. The line between laptops and tablets is rapidly blurring.
