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Analysts say sales of tablet computers globally are soaring, but Blackberry boss claims the format will be dead within five years....
Figures suggested more tablets were shipped from January to March 2013 than in the entire first half of 2012. Apple remains the biggest brand in the market with a 39.6% share. The figures come just days after Blackberry boss Thorsten Heins predicted tablets would be dead by 2018. In an interview with Bloomberg, the chief executive said: "In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet any more....
WTH? Blackberry CEO comes up lame with this prediction. Of course, I wouldn't expect to see Blackberry survive by 2018 either. Particularly as it's own tablet hasn't really caught fire in the marketplace.