It's hard to believe that there won't be some sort of reconvergence between laptops and tablets. The trick is to do so without compromising either the laptop or the tablet. One could argue that the Surface Pro comes closest, but not really.
It really doesn't make sense for me to travel with both a tablet and a laptop/Chromebook given that they're mostly similar hardware. Their sweet spots are different enough today that I carry both--and consider that, if I only carried one, I'd probably be carrying more batteries as well.
On the other hand, for the same reasons, it's not really in Apple's interests to discourage you from buying two separate devices. I do think we'll get to that point though.
I genuinely don't think Apple ever plans on converging their laptops and tablets. In features and capabilities yes, but in hardware form factor no. I don't expect to see a convertible, touch screen MacBook in my lifetime.
It really doesn't make sense for me to travel with both a tablet and a laptop/Chromebook given that they're mostly similar hardware. Their sweet spots are different enough today that I carry both--and consider that, if I only carried one, I'd probably be carrying more batteries as well.
On the other hand, for the same reasons, it's not really in Apple's interests to discourage you from buying two separate devices. I do think we'll get to that point though.