Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. Tablets are among the most versatile computers on the market.

Tablet computers are used for countless reasons. They can be portable entertainment centers for everything from movies to books. They can be cheaper than laptops for college students. Even ...

But since most ship with mobile operating systems like Android or iPadOS, they’re often tightly tied to Google or Apple for ...