Tablets were once the gadget of choice; they once heavily ruled the tech world. But slowly, the smartphone industry crept in while laptops, with their great versatility, came to weaken the tablet market. Recently, with finality, Google announced its departure from the tablet business, a much-expected decision given that they had not put any new tablets since the past few years on the table.
History Of Google in Tablets
The first tablet was the hugely successful Nexus 7. The Nexus 10 and Pixel C were never expected to sell anywhere near the Nexus 7, and they did not. After the last of the Pixel Slates to have been marketed for Google, i.e. Android tablet, Google took no interest. Slowly forming is the conclusions of fading interest.
What Led To The Abandonment Of The Tablet
An increasing competition along the lines of monopoly market iPad vs tablets.
Software ecosystem weakness: owing to the refrain of applications that will adequately optimize Android Tablets.
Changing tastes and preferences of customers: nowadays, a big screen smartphone or a lightweight power laptop is what the bulk of customers fancy.
So What Really Is Google Diving Into?
Most resources and attention have been put into Pixel Hardware Smartphone and Chromebook, trade foldable devices one very big trend of the near future. Now, it's looking towards optimizing the whole tech ecosystem to include Android, ChromeOS, and AI.
What Does This Mean For Users?
The immediate impact on all those people using Android tablets is none; because companies such as Samsung, Lenovo, and One Plus are still very much in tablet production. But certainly, this is bad news for the larger chunk of friends who were expecting own hardware tablet to be launched on time.
The exit brings a significant chapter to an end in the technology industry. This means that just having hardware strength is no guarantee for survival; rather a heavy dose of software strength combined with an equally potent ecosystem is very essential to surviving. It will be interesting to see how will conduct itself with regards to its Pixel phones and foldable devices as it moves on.
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