“Apple’s acceptance in the enterprise sector (leading with the iPad and iPhone) has been one of the more surprising changes in the corporate landscape over the past two years, but even more remarkable is data that shows that the revolution appears to be gaining strength,” MacNN reports.

“A new global survey done by Forrester Research indicates that the enterprise sector will increase its spending on Apple products by more than 50 percent in 2012,” MacNN reports. “Despite Apple’s nearly-total ignoring of the corporate market, Forrester says the corporate sector will buy $10 billion worth of iPads in 2012, up from $6 billion in 2011, and $9 billion in Macs (up from $6 billion in 2011). The research firm calls the emerging popularity of Apple products in the enterprise ‘the big surprise of 2011.’”

MacNN reports, “The growth in Apple use in the corporate sector has happened, Forrester says, largely because of the move to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) as a cost-saving move, which allowed employees to choose what platform they preferred rather than having IT departments dictate to them.”

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