.... for laptops is in the title of the article. At least according to the information in the article, Apple did nothing to insinuate that such an occurrence is in any way something that Apple is seriously considering. It was an author speculation, and nothing more. That it might be true that a powerful tablet and keyboard could make a perfectly fine laptop substitute for many people does not mean that the laptop market is somehow too small or niche for a company like Apple to ignore.
Not all articles claiming the end of a product category are false. For example, a December 2012 article correctly predicted the end of 10.1" display laptops [slashdot.org] in favor of tablets designed to double as makeshift laptops.
The only "signal" that the end is coming... (Score:4, Insightful)
Netbooks ended, for example (Score:2)
Not all articles claiming the end of a product category are false. For example, a December 2012 article correctly predicted the end of 10.1" display laptops [slashdot.org] in favor of tablets designed to double as makeshift laptops.