Microsoft Chief Technology Officer: Tablets may be a flash in the pan

Although the Apple iPad has made tablets famous, Android tablets and Windows tablets are also quite a few, but listening to Microsoft executives' assessment of the fate of the tablet: Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Craig Mundie said that according to his personal view, smart phones The development of notebooks and notebooks has led to the emergence of tablets and similar products, but it is difficult to predict whether this area will last.

Microsoft executives say tablet may not exist for a long time Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief technology officer and head of strategy, said at an event organized by the Australian Economic Development Committee on Wednesday that he could not determine the iPad and other tablets. The computer can exist for a long time.

Mundy said that he is not sure whether people will always use the tablet in the future, and it cannot be asserted that the tablet fever has emerged. Mondi talked about the room-centric computing experience and the role of Microsoft Kinect somatosensory control devices.

Mundy pointed out that smart phones will be the most personalized computers in the future, and notebook computers will occupy a place in the field of "portable desktops." He said: "There are important differences between mobile devices and portable devices, and Microsoft has not been able to quickly take advantage of this difference. Mobile devices are used by users on the move, and portable devices are used by users when they go out. ”

Mundy said: "These two are approaching each other, so at present you can see the Tablet PC and other similar devices appearing between the two. But I personally cannot be sure whether this field will ever exist."