“That early success could help the iPad maintain its lead in the burgeoning segment as rival tablet devices reach the market,” Kwong and Menn report. “Companies’ embrace of the iPad is unusual because corporate groups typically lag behind consumers to deploy new technological products.”
Kwong and Menn report, “While Apple does not break out corporate sales from its overall sales numbers, a global survey of 118 chief technology officers conducted by CLSA in August showed 12 per cent of companies have already deployed iPads or tablets. An additional 36 per cent were considering doing so.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Behold the danger of premature prognostication: Attention Apple fan-boys and -girls: Read no further. But if you run a small business and want to avoid wasting money and brain cells on superfluous technology, forget about the iSlate or whatever Apple is going to call its tablet computing device. It’s going to be too expensive, it does things you don’t need to do, and it will add a messy layer of complication to your company’s computing infrastructure… Ignore the frenzy, save your money. – Bill Snyder, PC World, “Apple Tablet Won’t Mean Business,” January 19, 2010, 8 days before Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad
hee hee.
hee hee.
MDN has been posting extremely relevant articles in a timely manner lately. It is much appreciated.
MDN has been posting extremely relevant articles in a timely manner lately. It is much appreciated.
People should learn to investigate. Check out the iPad business section and security section on Apple’s website.
The iPad has DEEP and powerful networking, security and integration capabilities.
It’s no surprise iPad is doing fantastically in biz.
People should learn to investigate. Check out the iPad business section and security section on Apple’s website.
The iPad has DEEP and powerful networking, security and integration capabilities.
It’s no surprise iPad is doing fantastically in biz.
When jobs said “we’re 5 years ahead of the competition” he meant it.
When jobs said “we’re 5 years ahead of the competition” he meant it.
breeze,
Yep, Steve was right. Microsoft at the beginning of 2011 is going to be only slightly ahead of where Apple was in 2006. Steve’s pretty smart. I’m glad he works for me!
breeze,
Yep, Steve was right. Microsoft at the beginning of 2011 is going to be only slightly ahead of where Apple was in 2006. Steve’s pretty smart. I’m glad he works for me!
Of course it has. That’s why RIM prematurely announced their PlayBook tablet when it was still pretty much in prototype stages. They saw evidence that the iPad is conquering the business world and were attempting to freeze the enterprise market, not the consumer market.
BlackBerry PlayBook = pure, unadulterated fear.
Of course it has. That’s why RIM prematurely announced their PlayBook tablet when it was still pretty much in prototype stages. They saw evidence that the iPad is conquering the business world and were attempting to freeze the enterprise market, not the consumer market.
BlackBerry PlayBook = pure, unadulterated fear.
Last night I was at a Johnnie Walker Scotch tasting event in San Francisco. The event had maybe about 20 or so iPad being used as kiosks and management tools.
The kiosks were mounted in a black shiny frames…very elegant, and were used to check in and register for the event. This was so much easier and again more elegant than using desktops or laptops…and very *fast*.
There were also some hosts with iPads who would give you drink tokens by looking up your name and seeing if you had already received them. Again, a very nice touch as they could roam around and be much more social.
Interesting, lots of attendees also had iPads with them.
And the Scotch!!!
Scotch, Scotch, Scotchy Scotch….God, I love Scotch!!!
Also, I’m starting to see iPads being deployed in volume…our Mercedes dealer has them. A couple of local wine bars and restaurants have them, and some hotels have them (loaded up with local tourist info).
It will be interesting to see iPads replacing PCs that were used as kiosks, cash registers, etc…
Last night I was at a Johnnie Walker Scotch tasting event in San Francisco. The event had maybe about 20 or so iPad being used as kiosks and management tools.
The kiosks were mounted in a black shiny frames…very elegant, and were used to check in and register for the event. This was so much easier and again more elegant than using desktops or laptops…and very *fast*.
There were also some hosts with iPads who would give you drink tokens by looking up your name and seeing if you had already received them. Again, a very nice touch as they could roam around and be much more social.
Interesting, lots of attendees also had iPads with them.
And the Scotch!!!
Scotch, Scotch, Scotchy Scotch….God, I love Scotch!!!
Also, I’m starting to see iPads being deployed in volume…our Mercedes dealer has them. A couple of local wine bars and restaurants have them, and some hotels have them (loaded up with local tourist info).
It will be interesting to see iPads replacing PCs that were used as kiosks, cash registers, etc…
That piece at the end is so classic.
Do these guys ever get fired after such bullshit fails?
God, if I did my job that badly, I’d not just be fired, I’d be sued.
That piece at the end is so classic.
Do these guys ever get fired after such bullshit fails?
God, if I did my job that badly, I’d not just be fired, I’d be sued.
“Yep, Steve was right. Microsoft at the beginning of 2011 is going to be only slightly ahead of where Apple was in 2006. Steve’s pretty smart. I’m glad he works for me!”
Steve just emailed and said he couldn’t have done it without you, chabig.
“Yep, Steve was right. Microsoft at the beginning of 2011 is going to be only slightly ahead of where Apple was in 2006. Steve’s pretty smart. I’m glad he works for me!”
Steve just emailed and said he couldn’t have done it without you, chabig.
“BlackBerry PlayBook.” Again, how is this thing a “book?”
“BlackBerry PlayBook.” Again, how is this thing a “book?”
MDN
You should write to Bill and see if he’s changed his M$ lovin’ mind.
MDN
You should write to Bill and see if he’s changed his M$ lovin’ mind.
Bill Snyder = asshat
Bill Snyder = asshat
I work for an organization that is 1000% Windows PC. One reason is that my industry (government) is PC oriented and another reason is the big boss’s daughter works for Microsoft.
So the other day I’m sitting in my big boss’s office and I say: I think we should get iPads for our field guys so they don’t have to carry plans around and all the info in the office is available to them in a nice compact piece of equipment. To which he replies: great idea, let’s do it. I almost fell off my chair.
The morale of the story is, the iPad is not seen as a Windows competitor but something completely different that no one else offers. Hence, PC guys aren’t nearly as fearful of it as they are of Macs. Of course, having iPad and iPhone business apps like those from AutoDesk and ESRI, really help make the iPad an easy sale in business.
I work for an organization that is 1000% Windows PC. One reason is that my industry (government) is PC oriented and another reason is the big boss’s daughter works for Microsoft.
So the other day I’m sitting in my big boss’s office and I say: I think we should get iPads for our field guys so they don’t have to carry plans around and all the info in the office is available to them in a nice compact piece of equipment. To which he replies: great idea, let’s do it. I almost fell off my chair.
The morale of the story is, the iPad is not seen as a Windows competitor but something completely different that no one else offers. Hence, PC guys aren’t nearly as fearful of it as they are of Macs. Of course, having iPad and iPhone business apps like those from AutoDesk and ESRI, really help make the iPad an easy sale in business.
84 Mac Guy:
Stealth – Trojan Horse
84 Mac Guy:
Stealth – Trojan Horse
@ macslut
I haven’t seen them in large numbers percolate down to my own small-town ‘Wal*Mart & Burger King’ economic strata as of yet, but it’s nice to see heavy penetration in the Mercedes & Scotch set.
@ macslut
I haven’t seen them in large numbers percolate down to my own small-town ‘Wal*Mart & Burger King’ economic strata as of yet, but it’s nice to see heavy penetration in the Mercedes & Scotch set.
Xpensive Winos
Xpensive Winos
@Macslut
I hear you man…I am a scotch slut too. Best gift those skirt-wearers ever gave to the world…apart from Sean Connery
@Macslut
I hear you man…I am a scotch slut too. Best gift those skirt-wearers ever gave to the world…apart from Sean Connery
new all time high!
new all time high!
@breeze
When jobs said “we’re 5 years ahead of the competition” he meant 6.
@84 Mac Guy
I work for an organization that is 1001% Windows PC.
@macslut
“God, I love Scotch!!!
– I think I know why you’re a slut.
@breeze
When jobs said “we’re 5 years ahead of the competition” he meant 6.
@84 Mac Guy
I work for an organization that is 1001% Windows PC.
@macslut
“God, I love Scotch!!!
– I think I know why you’re a slut.
@ Buster
Steady on, lad.
@ Buster
Steady on, lad.
The iPad’s “unexpectedly strong foothold among companies and corporate users” is only unexpected for those who haven’t been paying attention.
The iPad’s “unexpectedly strong foothold among companies and corporate users” is only unexpected for those who haven’t been paying attention.
@ NHL
“I work for an organization that is 1001% Windows PC.”
You’re tellin’ me!
@ NHL
“I work for an organization that is 1001% Windows PC.”
You’re tellin’ me!
i gotta find a way to write an app OR book that people will buy…
i gotta find a way to write an app OR book that people will buy…
This is quite interesting, since it makes a supposedly “lemon” factor into a feature.
Specifically, the “lemon” factor is that iPads are not pure PC stand-alones, but need to be tethered for initial setup, etc.
…but doesn’t this attribute make them fundamentally more secure and more alligned with the “Top Down” ADMIN CONTROL nature of corporate Enterprise IT philosophy?
Hmmm……
This is quite interesting, since it makes a supposedly “lemon” factor into a feature.
Specifically, the “lemon” factor is that iPads are not pure PC stand-alones, but need to be tethered for initial setup, etc.
…but doesn’t this attribute make them fundamentally more secure and more alligned with the “Top Down” ADMIN CONTROL nature of corporate Enterprise IT philosophy?
Hmmm……
@-hh
“‘Specifically, the “lemon” factor is that iPads are not pure PC stand-alones, but need to be tethered for initial setup, etc.’
…but doesn’t this attribute make them fundamentally more secure and more alligned with the “Top Down” ADMIN CONTROL nature of corporate Enterprise IT philosophy?”|
I suppose they could be locked down in some way by the IT dept that initially syncs them and sets them up — like I have turned off in-app purchases in case my kids rack up a bill. But since they are only single-user devices, I think the user of the iPad has to know the admin password.
Also, while the initial set-up has to be done with a sync to a Mac or PC with iTunes installed, this is mostly for media syncing and software updates. You might pull photos and music and videos off the syncing computer, but you can certainly download apps and load files without syncing…
Significantly, you can use YOUR OWN iTunes Store account to do so, regardless of the computer the iPad is sync’d with. Because I live in Europe and travel, I log in and out of three different iTunes Store accounts from different countries (the iTunes agreement says you can download from 5 National Stores onto one device). I have apps purchased in three different iTunes Stores on my iPod and iPad. This works fine.
So, I think the necessity for sync’ing really becomes irrelevant in a business context. An iTunes Store Account, and iTunes Program on a Computer are NOT synonymous. They are not necessarily related. After the initial sync, you don’t ever really have to do it again. You can get all kinds of apps and files onto your device without ever sync’ing, and you can get all your corporate files through WIFI / transfer / VNS apps, or from Dropbox, etc.
@-hh
“‘Specifically, the “lemon” factor is that iPads are not pure PC stand-alones, but need to be tethered for initial setup, etc.’
…but doesn’t this attribute make them fundamentally more secure and more alligned with the “Top Down” ADMIN CONTROL nature of corporate Enterprise IT philosophy?”|
I suppose they could be locked down in some way by the IT dept that initially syncs them and sets them up — like I have turned off in-app purchases in case my kids rack up a bill. But since they are only single-user devices, I think the user of the iPad has to know the admin password.
Also, while the initial set-up has to be done with a sync to a Mac or PC with iTunes installed, this is mostly for media syncing and software updates. You might pull photos and music and videos off the syncing computer, but you can certainly download apps and load files without syncing…
Significantly, you can use YOUR OWN iTunes Store account to do so, regardless of the computer the iPad is sync’d with. Because I live in Europe and travel, I log in and out of three different iTunes Store accounts from different countries (the iTunes agreement says you can download from 5 National Stores onto one device). I have apps purchased in three different iTunes Stores on my iPod and iPad. This works fine.
So, I think the necessity for sync’ing really becomes irrelevant in a business context. An iTunes Store Account, and iTunes Program on a Computer are NOT synonymous. They are not necessarily related. After the initial sync, you don’t ever really have to do it again. You can get all kinds of apps and files onto your device without ever sync’ing, and you can get all your corporate files through WIFI / transfer / VNS apps, or from Dropbox, etc.
I can’t see these “competitors” catching the iPad anytime soon. I am amazed that here we are almost ONE YEAR post rollout of the iPad & there’s Bern no real competition YET. A year in tech is like 5 years in the rest of business. Amazing!
I can’t see these “competitors” catching the iPad anytime soon. I am amazed that here we are almost ONE YEAR post rollout of the iPad & there’s Bern no real competition YET. A year in tech is like 5 years in the rest of business. Amazing!
…oh and one more thing: you can of course independently sync to any and all cloud services, regardless of the computer your iPad is “tethered” to for initial setup sync. Your Mobile Me, Google Docs, etc. settings are your own. And you can have a thousand and one apps each dedicated to a different cloud service and connecting to multiple accounts.
So, if this “tethering” (I haven’t sync’d mine to iTunes in a long while since I have all the music and photos I want on it) is a “lemon” feature that gets the iPad by IT Dept Gatekeepers because they don’t see it as a threat like they would a Mac, then I am all for it.
But, I don’t really understand why the iPad is considered by some to not be a real computer, when it is far more useful than a netbook and has far more potential.
…oh and one more thing: you can of course independently sync to any and all cloud services, regardless of the computer your iPad is “tethered” to for initial setup sync. Your Mobile Me, Google Docs, etc. settings are your own. And you can have a thousand and one apps each dedicated to a different cloud service and connecting to multiple accounts.
So, if this “tethering” (I haven’t sync’d mine to iTunes in a long while since I have all the music and photos I want on it) is a “lemon” feature that gets the iPad by IT Dept Gatekeepers because they don’t see it as a threat like they would a Mac, then I am all for it.
But, I don’t really understand why the iPad is considered by some to not be a real computer, when it is far more useful than a netbook and has far more potential.
Why would they break out corporate sales? A SALE IS A SALE NO MATER WHERE… Idiots.
Why would they break out corporate sales? A SALE IS A SALE NO MATER WHERE… Idiots.
I love scotch and sluts.
Okay on topic: the claim chowder is rich and so Windows world. “it will complicate your computing infrastructure…” Well yes, window you deal with Windows computing, infrastructure complication is a big deal… yet another reason why in the end everything that can be done on iOS will be done on iOS: the lowest maintenance platform in the history of platforms.
Few seem to get this. Apple is trying to invent a platform that YOU CANNOT BREAK. That requires the maintenance and support that your TV does (subscribe to programming/insert DVD… and done.) Even Mac and Android aren’t even close. And Windows…..
I love scotch and sluts.
Okay on topic: the claim chowder is rich and so Windows world. “it will complicate your computing infrastructure…” Well yes, window you deal with Windows computing, infrastructure complication is a big deal… yet another reason why in the end everything that can be done on iOS will be done on iOS: the lowest maintenance platform in the history of platforms.
Few seem to get this. Apple is trying to invent a platform that YOU CANNOT BREAK. That requires the maintenance and support that your TV does (subscribe to programming/insert DVD… and done.) Even Mac and Android aren’t even close. And Windows…..
@ yet another steve
I see you’ve been in the Scotch already. Excellent. I’ll take 3 fingers of Oban.
What the hell, make it 2 fists.
What were we talking about?
@ yet another steve
I see you’ve been in the Scotch already. Excellent. I’ll take 3 fingers of Oban.
What the hell, make it 2 fists.
What were we talking about?
@ C1
Och! Oban’s not smoky enough, make mine a fist of Glen Ord, please. (And they have a great tour, too.)
@ C1
Och! Oban’s not smoky enough, make mine a fist of Glen Ord, please. (And they have a great tour, too.)
Sorry, I quit smoking.
Sorry, I quit smoking.
I just sent Snyder an email, after laughing out loud re-reading his article written on 1/19/10. But do you expect? It’s PC World!
I just sent Snyder an email, after laughing out loud re-reading his article written on 1/19/10. But do you expect? It’s PC World!
I thought the iPad was aimed at business people in the first instance. Newspapers & Magazines as the first line of apps available. That Murdoch chap was amongst the first CEO’s to sign up & promptly sue Google for theft of intellectual property, ie stealing news & publishing it as though it were their own.
The fact that you have to buy or subscribe for the majority of apps on the iPad is an indicator of the target market Apple inc. is aiming for. Individuals who can afford to ownan iPad, buy or subscribe for apps does so because they like the best Apple inc has to offer.
The bare boned facts are that the iPad is the Trojan horse that finally got big business into the the Apple eco-system consuming and developing apps for themselves ‘in-house’ and for the consumer.
I thought the iPad was aimed at business people in the first instance. Newspapers & Magazines as the first line of apps available. That Murdoch chap was amongst the first CEO’s to sign up & promptly sue Google for theft of intellectual property, ie stealing news & publishing it as though it were their own.
The fact that you have to buy or subscribe for the majority of apps on the iPad is an indicator of the target market Apple inc. is aiming for. Individuals who can afford to ownan iPad, buy or subscribe for apps does so because they like the best Apple inc has to offer.
The bare boned facts are that the iPad is the Trojan horse that finally got big business into the the Apple eco-system consuming and developing apps for themselves ‘in-house’ and for the consumer.
Craig Ferguson is quite a nice gift. Pity he doesn’t drink anymore though
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Craig Ferguson is quite a nice gift. Pity he doesn’t drink anymore though
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