Tablets are not in the future
Thinbooks that are Inkable, 10 point touch, light, 12in or larger screen, long battery life and a real HD, are the Future.
Why buy a tablet and laptop computer? When the new thinbooks do it Both?
I foresee this also as Win 8 pushing iPad OS b/c it really runs on both tablets apps and real software. In 2yrs, the Smart app makers will have their apps selling to all OS's anyways so, that just leaves the hardware to make a difference.
Why sacrifice when you can have it all?