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“But while the iPad was never positioned as a business tool, the device is finding its way into the workplace on its own,” Glass reports. “Whether the iPad’s new-found enterprise usefulness was a deliberate move or not, Apple’s success in attracting people of influence to the iPhone, and now to the iPad, has pushed those devices into the world of enterprise, as businesses in varying sizes and fields join the iPad fan club.”
Glass reports, “The iPad has found favor in a number of different occupations, as professionals in real estate, law, marketing, computing, health care, publishing and more all sing its praises.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Carl H.” for the heads up.]
I suppose FOXBusiness has a natural ego with the enterprise market, but iPad didn’t find a way into business, business found their way to iPad. I’m sure, were they speaking of their own product, they would never say, ‘FOXBusiness found it’s way into business.’
Only Apple Fansboys could tolerate an App as poor as this. Every version, including the latest one is riddled with bugs.
The best way to enhance the reputation of Apple is to remove this pretence of an App from the App Store.
A total disgrace.
Yeah, Mahoodas, and being a whiney ass is the best way to get anyone to do anything you want. Sheesh. Grow up. If you like this site but not the app, read it online.
No, you can’t do work on the iPad…
wait… (reads talking points)
sorry.. You can’t do “content creation” on an iPad.
there you go.
@Mahoodas,
Honestly, I read this article twice, and your post twice, and don’t have a clue as to what you’re complaining about.
I can’t wait until the iPad is part of the automobile.
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That radio dashboard space could EZ be an iPad in there!!!! Maps, internet, movies, music, pictures, blood pressure monitor, alcohol breath analyzer?
What possiblies
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Basically, any business process that uses paper forms on a clipboard or stacks of reference manuals, or does inventory control or package delivery tracking, or needs access to a corporate web site and email, or… the possibilities are unlimited. Smart process engineers will come up with procedures that do not have a current equivalent, because a tool called iPad now exists, just as desktop personal computers (and later laptop computers) made new business processes possible.
But the funny thing is, many of those functions being considered could have been done already, for the last three years, by using an iPod touch. Something like inventory control can even be done BETTER with an iPod touch, because the device is smaller and can be tucked into a pocket or strapped to your arm, leaving both hands free (not carrying an iPad along). You don’t need a bigger screen to add input to a few data fields, then transmit it over local wireless, and it costs less than half as much to acquire compared to an iPad. But an iPod touch is considered to be a “toy” or “entertainment device” so business applications were not seriously investigated.
I’ll bet that since iPad has businesses thinking, some “genius” in IT will realize, hey, we can do the same thing with an iPod touch for $199 a pop instead of $499 (in cases where a larger screen and 3G access are not requirements for the business process).
Literally, EVERYONE I give a demo to is ready to buy one. Even the biggest skeptics.
It’s that seamless. It’s that flexible. It’s that transparent!
Hell, the iPad sells itself.
@ken1w
ACTUALLY, you CAN’T do the same things on an iPod touch. It’s a completely different beast. The size and screen real estate, resolution and basic tactility of the iPad make a HUGE difference!
I have an iPod touch and use it FAR less than before I got my iPad. I’m a Day One iPad user, BTW, and wouldn’t have believed it!
@ Mr. Reeee
As I stated (and tried to be clear about),
> in cases where a larger screen and 3G access are not requirements for the business process
not ALL business uses will be acceptable or better on an iPod touch compared to an iPad. AND I’m talking about related to business-process-related uses, not user-sitting-at-a-coffee-shop web browsing uses. I have read reports about businesses deploying iPads as a warehouse inventory tracking tool, where the user basically enters data into a few fields and submits it to the server, using a custom app, or the worker may need to look up some inventory-related data. Or perhaps a hospital worker updates patient information to a central database. That’s the type of business function that may be done better and more cheaply using an iPod touch, compared to any iPad, precisely because it is smaller and easier to carry.
My point is that in those (not all) types of business applications, people are considering an iPad now, because it’s the hot topic. However, the better choice was already available for the last three years. It just was not considered a “business tool.”
Oh… one more thing. Apple Store specialists previously used these ugly Windows CE devices to remotely “ring up” customer purchases. They were recently replaced… with special iPod touches that have a credit card reader. So at least Apple knows a good business process application for an iPod touch. That’s the type of thing I’m talking about, where a $199 iPod touch would be a smarter choice compared to a $499 iPad.
@ ken1w
You would have to recharge the iPod a couple of times during the day if connected to wifi. It just doesn’t have the battery capacity of the iPad’s 10 hour charge.
Apple is really improving his work day by day, and i am quite impressed with this,
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A German company has even created a digital signage app for the iPad that works with all of their other components.
@ silverhawk
Someone using an iPod touch for a business-process function will much get BETTER battery life than a typical “for entertainment” user. A typical iPod touch user is using the screen for longer periods of time – playing a game, browsing the web, watching a video, etc. Using the screen plus doing CPU-heavy tasks is the major power drain. In a business function (such as being a mobile cash register at an Apple Store), the worker would use the iPod touch for a few minutes, do whatever needs to be done over WiFi, and put it to back into an energy-saving mode, until the next time it is needed. It can probably go a few days between charges, if needed.
@Dr. Billy: –
“I suppose FOXBusiness has a natural ego with the enterprise market, but iPad didn’t find a way into business, business found their way to iPad. I’m sure, were they speaking of their own product, they would never say, ‘FOXBusiness found it’s way into business.'”But while the iPad was never positioned as a business tool, the device is finding its way into the workplace on its own,”
Speaking of egos… but aren’t you both saying THE SAME THING! “iPad didn’t find a way into business, business found their way to iPad” from the following excerpt from the FOXBusiness report:
“But while the iPad was never positioned as a business tool, the device is finding its way into the workplace on its own,” Glass reports.