BlackBerry CEO predicts death of tablets
01 May 2013 | by Gordon MacMillan
To raised eyebrows and incredulity from some, Thorsten Heins, CEO of struggling BlackBerry, predicted the death of tablet computers within five years.
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To raised eyebrows and incredulity from some, Thorsten Heins, CEO of struggling BlackBerry, predicted the death of tablet computers within five years.
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