The Next Six Months
Microsoft AND Intel being effectively missing from the tablet race is staggering. And there are a few reasons why its staggering:<p>1) Both have known it was coming, maybe longer than anyone else.  But got the core requirements all wrong.<p>2) No one really seems to care.<p>3) Related to (2), there is no belief that they have anything up their sleeve.<p>4) Their existing ecosystem, probably a billion units strong, doesn't seem to help their situation at all.<p>5) Both CEOs seem firmly in place still.<p>While Intel and MS will make money hand over first for years to come, it does appear to be the end of the consumer market for these two companies.  Their focus will be business class computers, workstations, and servers.