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I know these devices have a similar form factor but I think most comparisons should stop there. The HP slate is something that could be moderately successful be

I know these devices have a similar form factor but I think most comparisons should stop there. The HP slate is something that could be moderately successful being sold to businesses with few consumer purchases. The iPad is wildly successful being sold to consumers with few business purchases. It will be more interesting to see if there will be consumer demand for HP's real iPad rival, the Palmpad.

mediaman 16y ago
Disagree about the iPad's business uptake. I just ran into a fellow passenger on a flight who works for a startup in the Bay Area that makes portal software for corporate boards of directors (to securely share info about the company). After starting as a normal web-based app, they now have three full-time iPad app developers devoted to their iPad app -- because these board members love their iPads and demanded a version be created for it. They have so much demand from corporate boards that their sales team is struggling just to keep up with inbound orders. An anecdote does not suffice for data, but if gray-haired corporate board members are so nuts about it, there must be some sort of significant business demand.
- sudont 16y ago
  There was a story on the front page two days ago about how insecure the iPad is, and how it's threatening corporate IT with uptake. A colleague's husband's department (same corp, different company for him) actually has a fleet of ~30 iPads. They're cheapish, easy to dev for if you have an in-house mac shop, and popular with the suits. Not to mention easy to use with the corporate intranet sites thanks to webkit.
scrrr 16y ago
Fun-fact: 1/3rd of german parliament members use the ipad every day. The number is increasing, since they found out its paid for by taxpayers because its a device useful for work. They also changed a law that previously forbid using electronic devices in the assembly hall. Im not making this up. Steve Jobs is a genius and the ipad has business users alright.
- daskrachen 16y ago
  Do you have a source for this? I am German myself and I would love to spread this among my friends! This is awesome!
  - newgame 16y ago
    http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6095867,00.html http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6095867,00.html
- bryanwaite 16y ago
  Is anyone else worried they'll use them like most people use their smart phones: i.e. Playing Angry Birds and wasting time on the internet?

mediaman 16y ago

Disagree about the iPad's business uptake. I just ran into a fellow passenger on a flight who works for a startup in the Bay Area that makes portal software for corporate boards of directors (to securely share info about the company). After starting as a normal web-based app, they now have three full-time iPad app developers devoted to their iPad app -- because these board members love their iPads and demanded a version be created for it. They have so much demand from corporate boards that their sales team is struggling just to keep up with inbound orders. An anecdote does not suffice for data, but if gray-haired corporate board members are so nuts about it, there must be some sort of significant business demand.

sudont 16y ago
There was a story on the front page two days ago about how insecure the iPad is, and how it's threatening corporate IT with uptake. A colleague's husband's department (same corp, different company for him) actually has a fleet of ~30 iPads. They're cheapish, easy to dev for if you have an in-house mac shop, and popular with the suits. Not to mention easy to use with the corporate intranet sites thanks to webkit.

scrrr 16y ago

Fun-fact: 1/3rd of german parliament members use the ipad every day. The number is increasing, since they found out its paid for by taxpayers because its a device useful for work. They also changed a law that previously forbid using electronic devices in the assembly hall. Im not making this up. Steve Jobs is a genius and the ipad has business users alright.

daskrachen 16y ago
Do you have a source for this? I am German myself and I would love to spread this among my friends! This is awesome!
- newgame 16y ago
  http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6095867,00.html http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6095867,00.html
bryanwaite 16y ago
Is anyone else worried they'll use them like most people use their smart phones: i.e. Playing Angry Birds and wasting time on the internet?