“A big reason is the iPad’s ability to be both a general-purpose device like a computer and a highly managed special-purpose device like an appliance, notes Brian Reed, chief marketer at Boxtone, a mobile management provider that surveyed 1,200 enterprises on iPad usage,” Gruman reports. “Steve Wastie, product development VP at mobile connectivity management provider iPass, notes that iPass’s survey of 1,100 customers showed that 13 percent already have iPads in use (mainly brought in by employees) and two-thirds expect iPads and similar devices to replace (27 percent) or supplement (39 percent) the laptop as their primary computing device.”
Gruman reports, “Other vendors are just starting to get their tablets to market, though only one business-oriented tablet, the HP Slate 500, is available today. So far, that device is not getting much enterprise discussion, notes both Reed and Wastie… Although Hewlett-Packard has marketed its Slate 500 on its website as ‘the ideal PC for professionals who don’t usually work at a traditional desk, yet need to stay productive in a secure, familiar Windows environment,’ HP spokesman Roman Skuratovskiy says the Slate’s intended use is far narrower: ‘The HP Slate 500 is designed to run custom applications created by enterprise customers, unlike HP’s business laptops, desktops, etc.’ (HP declined further comment when asked to clarify that statement.)”
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B…b…b…but iPad’s only good for consuming media, not getting work done.
The only advantage the HP Slate has over the iPad is the three fingered salute consisting of the Control, Alt, Delete keys. Yes, we’re very proud of our BSOD at MS.
Running MS on a tablet is a fricking joke. Hello viruses, hello endless updates, hello unpredictable software and hello short battery life. Microsoft is the walking dead and they don’t know it…I see dead software
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…and I doubt that these business users are “lemmings”, “Apple fanbois”, or “tards”, or that they’re being bribed by Apple.
Rename it the HP Turd
“Microsoft is the walking dead and they don’t know it…I see dead software”
Proof that zombies exist!!!
“HP spokesman Roman Skuratovskiy says the Slate’s intended use is far narrower:”
Yes, indeed. FAR narrower.
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“as the ideal PC for professionals who … need to stay productive in a secure, familiar Windows environment…”
Secure?
@ Winston
It’s because they have armadillos in their trousers.
“…and I doubt that these business users are “lemmings”, “Apple fanbois”, or “tards”, “
Channeling best Yoda imitation…, no…, but they will be…, they will be.
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“There’s a fine line between clever and stupid”
If my company brought out the Slate, I would not want to comment either, because I would be too busy talking to my bankruptcy lawyers.
HP can just write this off, but they can’t write off the damage.
Why HP of all companies didn’t put a specialty team on creating the HPad back in January 2007 is beyond me. They have the funds and the people, but they’ve sat back and droned on.
I expect more from the successors to Mr. Hewlett and Mr. Packard.
That HP Slate comment is funny.
Somehow, everybody is avoiding saying that it is a huge embarrassment to HP with only 10k sales.
A year from now, the industry will wake up to the fact that beside Apple, a PC/Android tablet is just another word for netbooks.
@winston, mimetech & chrissyone
Microsoft’s future outlook:
“… none more black.”
@ orandy,
“Running MS on a tablet is a fricking joke. Hello viruses,”
I call bullshit to the virus inevitability.
Wherever there is a Microsoft Windows OS, a CPU cycle hoarding, battery killing anti-virus App cant be too far away.
Turn on your tablet. Go out to the nearest Starbucks and get the beverage of your choice. Consume that beverage on your leisurely walk back.
The tablet will have finished getting updates and be ready to use, as long as the battery isn’t dead.
HP sez: “… yet need to stay productive in a secure, familiar Windows environment“
WHAT is familiar about ‘security’ on Windows?
HELLO?!
That marketing slipup killed the product. Run away screaming.
Seriously, the depth of blood in here is getting intimidating. Did the buckets we ordered arrive yet?
Apple is having success with iPad in enterprise, because it is actually useful and effective in those various real world business environments. The competition seems to believe that putting out press releases about their vapor-hardware is the path to eventual success.
Unlike consumer demand, which can fluctuate based on the season and likelihood of buyers “waiting for the next model,” business demand is based on business need. Sales of iPad for business use should continue to grow up to and through the release of iPad 2.0 (whenever that occurs), because business need is NOT seasonal and can’t wait until the next model is released. If the competition has nothing significant to offer by the time iPad 2.0 is released, I think Apple’s grip on this market segment will become as overwhelming and long-term as Apple’s dominance with iPod.
Battery?
I pulled out my iPad the other day, and for the first time my battery was down. After a few moments, I realized it hadn’t been charged in two and a half weeks.
. . . And no, I don’t use it all the time.
I haven’t seen an HP yet. I suppose I should go out and search for one. I wonder where.
I use my ipad almost every day. Worked on it at Starbucks today for 8 hours while the local electric company repaired the line coming into the subdivision. Still had about 31 percent left on the thing when I came home. Amazing little device.
The Hp Slate is pretty compelling as it is hand delivered by a soft porn entertainer err.. a marketing consultant who directly works for the CEO with the promise of “extras” if you order more units.