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It's on the users needs...

For the looks of it, laptops and tablets will live along each other for quite some time. The smartphone being our constant companion when using a laptop or a tablet is not really that practical, or we aren't near them.

The desktop computer will become a niche product, mainly used when mobility isn't necessary or it better fits the users computer needs. For most people, it would make a lot more sense to have a laptop or a tablet as their main computer.

The choice between a laptop or a tablet, will be based mainly on what it's going to be used for. Each form factor has its strengths and weaknesses, laptops being more adept for working and tablets for consuming. So, which one you should get depends on what you intend to use it for.

Yet, the smartphone will be the second companion for our primary device. Smartphones give us the practicability to be able to take them with us all the time, but the screen size isn't the best one to use for prolonged periods of size or as we would use a laptop or a tablet. I see the smartphone mostly playing a support role, yet vital since it gives us a gateway to discovery when we we can't access a computer.

While most people have a use for a smartphone, the choice between a laptop and a tablet will be dependent on what we are need from our primary computer. So, the discussion of trying to argue for laptops or tablets  is mute. All depends on each user, and what needs it has for their main computer.

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