Are Tablets Really the Dawn of the Post-PC Era?

Source: Apple, Inc.

Tablets are now all the rage, the catalyst being the picture you see there, Apple's iPad.


Based on what I've seen over the past year, when tablets were coming out left and right, I think that tablets are becoming more and more powerful and can handle serious applications that PCs and Macs can do.


The thing is, I don't think the world is ready for what Apple calls the "Post-PC Era". Sure that people's lives have been made easier when smartphones came out and tablets revived to be more powerful than ever before, but we haven't got to the point that many CAN abandon their PCs and be confident that they'll be able to get a better experience with the tablet. There are still people who prefer doing photo editing using their desktops and laptops because of the power that they have.

Source: Amazon

Another aspect though of the tablet that has already changed and will be permanent, is the fact that it is used for content consumption. Take for instance, the Amazon Kindle Fire. It may be small, like what you see, but it costs $199 and is purely meant for consuming media from Amazon, which is actually successful. 


I am positive though that this will happen, just not right now. We have to let technology run its pace until we can reach that time. Until then, enjoy all the goodness of desktops and laptops.