I know people doing the same thing. But, many business applications are still Windows-based and those users have to use them. There is the possibility that they can be run on Citirx, etc, or even web--based, but there is still the need for Windows and licensing. From what I understand, iPads don't support most corporate manageability, causing many large enterprises to limit their use. For me, there is one big reason to not move completely to a tablet device...screen size. Too small for programming. Can't have multiple monitors. That's huge for me.
I also will hate to see what happens when malware really hits the iPad. There will be chaos.
>I've just bought 2 ipads and have 2 cool keyboards for them on order. The keyboards use bluetooth to communicate with the iPad, doubling as a hard case but also proving a stand so the ipad can stand up like a notebook screen. The ipad now is a workstation, remoting into PCs as required but with video conferencing, telephony, email and office functions downloaded for a few bucks. So far the users say they don't want anything more to do with a grandpa-box notebook computer.
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>I'm surprised. I expected that the pad form-factor was a short-term solution as people apart from HP dropped their interest in PCs and moved to mobile devices. But pads have created a definite ecosystem of their own. Remarkable- not least because one of the wannabe OS leaders seems to have no interest.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer