Former BlackBerry CEO’s bold prediction might actually be coming true

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Kodmnfy7mTY.guTue2.Ugg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/rim-ceo-thorsten-heins-interview.jpeg (http://news.yahoo.com/former-blackberry-ceo-bold-prediction-might-actually-coming-142722585.html)Was former BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins actually right about tablets? While we laughed at Heins’ prediction last year that tablets would be dead in just a few years, there’s now some evidence to suggest that he might have been onto something. In an interview with Re/code, Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly says that tablet sales at his stores have been absolutely plummeting this year while PC sales have actually experienced a rebound in the wake of Windows XP’s demise. “Tablets boomed and now are crashing,” Joly tells Re/code. “The volume has really gone down in the last several months. But I think the laptop has something of a revival because it’s becoming more versatile. So, with the two-in-ones, you have



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