BlackBerry CEO Hynes questioned the prospects for Tablet PC or give up development

May 1, Bloomberg reported, of BlackBerry CEO Torsten Hynes (Thorsten Heins) yesterday in Los Angeles Milken Institute Conference, said the popularity of tablet PCs will decline. Remarks that the company may abandon plans to develop new Tablet PC igogo
 "I think that after five years we will no longer have reason to buy a Tablet PC, Hynes said av cable para iphone in the office, you may need a large screen, but does not need a Tablet PC like device. Tablet computer itself is not a good business model. "
Blackberry is pushing its new smart phones based on BlackBerry 10 platform, in order to achieve the recovery of the products sold. Hynes also reconsider whether to provide a larger screen device. The 2011 launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has been heavily criticized, not support the built-in e-mail services, to bring their was a near-fatal blow. Only 150,000 PlayBook shipments in the third quarter of the year, the company's unsold inventory writedowns of $ 485 million.
Hynes said in an interview in January, he would in the case of profit before considering to launch a follow-up product for the PlayBook. He reiterated yesterday that the BlackBerry Tablet PC must have a unique value in a crowded marketplace.
 "I expect that, five years after the BlackBerry will become the absolute leader of the mobile computing industry - this is our goal," Hynes said, "I want to gain market share as much as possible, but do not pass the cottage others With this in mind. "
Q10 prospects
Hynes said in an interview with Bloomberg Television yesterday, he is optimistic about the prospects of BlackBerry Q10 mobile phone with a physical keyboard. The new product is on sale in the UK on the weekend.
 Q10 sale in the UK, we have seen a very positive early signs, "Hynes said," it will go to the huevos con caritas existing BlackBerry user base of 70 million, it has a rather high expectations, it is expected that sales will reach tens of millions. "
BlackBerry's share price rose 4.4%, to close at $ 16.29. Market speculation that the new product line will be able to help BlackBerry renaissance of this stimulus, the company's share price has risen by 37% this year igogo
Blackberry is turning like the physical keyboard BlackBerry users upgrade to promote the sale of Q10, and to help restore revenue growth. Its touch screen mobile phone Z10 achieved sales of 100 million in the first quarter, in line with analysts' expectations, the company's share price in recent weeks, but the spread of the reports about it weak demand fluctuations.