Nifty predictions that tablet growth is different than phone, declining dramatically over the next several years: http://www.iclarified.com/45614/tablet-growth-expected-to-slow-to-72-in-2014-alongside-first-year-of-ipad-decline-chart
I think the missing link is the "ecology" of devices. If your phone migrates to a phablet, then likely your tablet becomes a a different use item. Ex: tablet becomes video device, helping people "cut the cable". Basically I see the various market segments fighting amongst themselves. TV's are always lost in the ecology, but they are seriously integrated now with most phones being able to replace TV/Tivo/DVR remotes with far more value added. The seriously effective Internet/TV devices (Nook, aTV, ChromeCast, etc) are making DVRs obsolete. I'm running out of HDMI connectors on mine! And I love it when I get a phone call on my remote! Similarly, tablets are replacing low-end (MBAir, ChromeBook, Moz devices) "laptops" for non-power users, i.e. web/mail/social. Phablets are still a bit of an unknown, and being squeezed out of a market segment by phones settling on a XXL size. And oddly enough, the phablets have better battery life due to being large, so bigger battery. Interesting "cultural history" of the digital ecology! Wanna write a book? :) -- Owen
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