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I think most people knew the smartphone as we use it now was coming. I think most people knew the electronic tablet was coming. Apple and Google/Samsung made a lot of money by grabbing a core piece of the audience for those devices.
I don't think there's anything else coming in the near future that will touch as many people as those types of devices have. The next big technology shifts are probably farther out, and I think Google has made lots of investments to be the first mover in those markets - self driving cars (I assume they will license this technology to automakers?), robotics, and the smart home.
I think Apples future will feature more targeting of profitable small audiences than targeting big general audiences (as they are with the iPhone and iPad). The new Mac Pro might be a good example of that. Another would be the watch. They have supposedly been researching medical technology and I think that if they release a watch it will be marketed to fitness nuts and to people interested in managing their health or chronic illnesses in certain markets, and not simply as a general consumer device.
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