“Now the iPad is available, and many are wondering if this digital device is truly suitable for small to mid-sized business — or even a boon for it,” Marc Saltzman reports for Inc.
“A recent business survey conducted by Information Technology Intelligence Corp. (ITIC) found 42 percent of participants planned on purchasing an iPad within the first six to nine months. Only 14 percent said ‘no,’ leaving the remaining 44 percent as ‘possibly’ or ‘undecided,'” Saltzman reports. “‘Interestingly, the line that divides home life and corporate life has blurred considerably over the past few years,’ says Laura DiDio, a principal at ITIC, a research and consulting firm based in the suburban Boston area.”
Saltzman reports, “When asked how they’ll use the iPad, 64 percent of respondents said they’d use the iPad for business, 31 percent for personal use, and 86 percent for both. DiDio says there are a number of reasons why the iPad is good for business.”
Here are the top five reasons to consider an iPad for business:
• Price (under $500)
• Power (better than netbooks)
• Portability (1.5 pounds, 10 hour battery)
• Usability (home and business use, which fits today’s telecommuting trend)
• Functionality (150,000 apps and counting)
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
Apps, Apps and Apps will dictate. So it comes to Developer, developer and developer
in 2001 my wife and I went to the introduction of the iPod at a Mac Store (not an Apple Store…but a speciality Mac retailer).
She entered a drawing and won one of the first gen iPods.
We still have it.
It still works.
We have an iPod mini, and two iPhones and 4th gen iPod.
The first gen stays hooked up to our stereo for when we just want to play special playlists. We’ve never replaced the battery.
I bought Apple stock at $15.
This past year, my holdings went up OVER $60,000 …over the past year….
I like Apple.
I am using mine at my university and so far I am very happy. Here is why;
1. Easy to connect to wireless
2. Easy Exchange setup. Get my email, calendar and contacts
3. Easy to work with documents sent to me, export them out in different formats.
4. Meetings, I attended a meeting this morning and was able to take notes with ease (although, I would recommend the stand and keyboard when doing a lot of typing).
I think overall the iPad is going to be good in my business, I understand it might not work for all, but it is a good tool in my case.
So… you have about 1000 shares then. Bought @ $15, that’s $15,000… now worth $237,000. Not a bad return… though hindsight is 20/20.
correct!
And I expect the stock to go somewhere near $300 …then it’s time to split it off and do some more diversification
i wish they had put the fourth row on the keypad; it would be easier to type and, not sure if they thought about this, but the layout discourages strong passwords.
Good points but big misconception is 150,000 apps! The 145,000 designed for the iPhone display at tiny iPhone size or blurry at double size! I can’t stand apps not designed for iPad. If this shortcoming was shown in the keynote, I missed it!
Well, I am drooling, drooling, drooling. I am very much an Apple fan. My desktop is a 2008 iMac and my laptop is a 2009 15″ MacBook Pro. Fortunately, I influence tech decisions where I work. We are awaiting the availability of the 3G versions and we plan to purchase three of the 64GB models for trials. Naturally, I’ll be trying one of them (and plan to keep it… ha ha).
One of the areas in which I’d like to see more app development and hear more conversation is academia. I teach graduate students at a state university and use my MacBook pro and Keynote for presentations during my lectures. I want to be able to use the iPad to do the presentations. It’s possible it can be done already, even though we’d probably have to buy the external keyboard to get a VGA connection to the projector. I even grade papers electronically using MS word. Unfortunately, Word is the standard at the university. So, I’d like to be able to insert comments and then send the files to students. I’m not sure Pages will handle the conversion.
The other piece is I’d like to be sure iDisk is stable. From what I’m reading, it’s still a bit quirky. But I am excited about this. Can’t wait to get my hands on mine.
Sounds like this video:
The 5 Major Breakthroughs of the iPad
@David F
I use the Apple TV connected to the projector. I leave my presentations for each subject on it. Only need to use the MacBook to sync new material. I have copies of websites, paperwork that is PDF, images, movies, and what ever I decide to put on it.
Plus, the class can connect their PC’s and Mac’s to sync there presentation to the Apple TV with their iTunes software. Without a cable. No one has to get up to get ready.
Maybe that device may work better for you.
@ Steveeee
Add one more “developer” and add an ‘s’ to all four and you’ll have…
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Well, if apple fixes the wifi dropping issue and the USB charging issue, then maybe.
@ Ankh–
What issues do you speak of? I’ve read nothing of it until now. Would you like to share a personal experience with us, or are you just spreading FUD?
I think Apple will do well with the iPad, but I cant see how its going to change the world of computing.
We mostly use computers to generate documents of some sort to pass on to other people in some form.
Viewing content or listening to content is a big use, but the iPod range covers listening and a laptop covers viewing.
The iPad doesnt do any of those things better.
It looks to me like an input device for business and a playback device for marketing/real estate, etc.
The iPhone is a pretty good input device.
I am not seeing the iPad’s iPath, as yet……
The charging issue is simply that some USB ports on a computer dont supply enough electricity to charge the iPad (or many other devices).
Thats a non-issue.
WiFi drops? Thats so non-specific as to be ignored.
@ NCG598.
Thanks. I never even considered that option. I’ll explore it. Still want my iPad though…
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“… 64 percent of respondents said they’d use the iPad for business, 31 percent for personal use, and 86 percent for both.”
Nor my English nor my maths are any good,but how does this add up?