The &quot;future&quot; in tablets is the same as in phones: It&#x27;s a lighter, smaller computer.<p>Keyboards and screens are interchangeable<p>&gt; Sure you can get a bluetooth keyboard but then why didn&#x27;t you get a laptop in the first place?<p>Why not both? It is nice to have a lightweight option that can fit in a large coat pocket,  yet be able to &quot;scale up&quot; to a full size laptop or a 42&quot; (or larger) 4K display without having to move between computing devices. As hard as e.g. Google and others try to make transitioning between devices seamless, we&#x27;re nowhere near the point where that is good enough, but we <i>are</i> very close to the point were a tablet or phone is good enough to act as a terminal of the form I described with the help of a keyboard and screen.