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The last three "offices" I've been to have been an oral surgeon, a dentist, and the pet hospital. In all cases light boxes have been replaced with electronic st

The last three "offices" I've been to have been an oral surgeon, a dentist, and the pet hospital. In all cases light boxes have been replaced with electronic storage and big LCD displays. The oral surgeon worked with printouts of the x-rays, however, as they were easy to mark up, show to patients, and store in a file folder. It's probable the doctors involved had desks and PCs, but as a patient/client I didn't see their office. I saw them in examining rooms and operating rooms -- places where an iPad simply makes no sense. We could argue hypotheticals all day and it wouldn't change anything. I'll believe your examples when I see them in the real world.

muhfuhkuh 16y ago
"We could argue hypotheticals all day and it wouldn't change anything. I'll believe your examples when I see them in the real world." There's alot of evidence out there that it is being used for business[1]. And, even more pilot rollouts in disparate industries. It's still a really young technology in its current "slate form factor + simple OS + simple native/web apps" incarnation, but already iPad is starting to eat away at netbook market/mindshare. [1] http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9182498/iPad_lures_business_users_in_law_medicine_and_other_fields http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9182498/iPad_lures_bu...