Happy Christmas! Merry New Year!

The big question is:

What is the end-game for tablet PC technologies?

Do they go mainstream and get absorbed?

Or does it vanish for lack of interest/compatible hardware? (My daughter finally replaced her old cell phone w/ a Samsung Galaxy S24, but would not consider an Ultra due to the size)

It seems that Windows tablets are all-but vanished (Microsoft Surface Pro and LIncStudio are the only two I can think of --- maybe the Lenovo Yogabook 9i counts?) and convertibles are the most common option.

Will Android ever get better software support? Merge w/ Chrome? Make enough of Linux accessible that folks will consider it thus?

Will Apple ever offer an iPhone w/ support for a Pencil?

Consider that the second-generation Kindle Scribe isn't (just new bezel colour, textured screen, and new pen w/ textured eraser) --- is hardware reaching a plateau? It is kind of nice in some ways --- very cool that the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 has been succeeded by the 4 and 5 and the physical form-factor hasn't changed (says the guy who bought a second Book 3 when panicked at the thought of not being able to replace it --- maybe I'll get a 6 if Windows 11 doesn't anger me and if some other option isn't viable).

Of course, what I really want is a dual-screen Samsung Galaxy running Windows (which can be booted into Linux?) w/ S-Pen support which would be about the same size as my beloved Galaxy Book 12.

Unfortunately, it seems likely that a dual-fold 3-panel Samsung cell phone which unfolds to a tablet size will probably use Wacom AES....

Anyone got a positive review of the Wacom Movink? Prospects of it becoming a product line in-and-of-itself? I'd probably buy one if it had a Pro/HD option. Paired w/ a Mac Mini it would almost be the Mac tablet I've always wanted.