It's funny that anyone would compare the ultra book segment with tablets considering that Apple essentially created the ultra book market with the MacBook Air back in January 2008.
And while I'm sure someone's going to feel obligated to point out some non Apple laptop with no optical drive and SSD standard that predates the MBA, no one remembers it because it took Apple to make the MBA a useful replacement laptop in a lightweight package that is now at the head of a thriving niche that is outgrowing the standard laptop market. Apple themselves sell more MBAs than MBPs or MBs.
Anyone who's actually been paying attention to what Apple has been doing in the R&D area is already aware that Apple continues to lead the iOS and OSX towards convergence. In other words, it may be sooner than later that the public sees a MBA with what will essentially be an iPad built into the retina display. Already seeing convergence between the MBP and MBA lines as the upcoming redesigned MBP will probably ship with without an optical drive standard and will almost certainly ship with SSD standard.
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