[Psycho_Bunny]

This amuses me to the extent that so far, I've read more articles about how tablets are storming the world than I've actually seen tablets.

I have no doubt their sales are going to be robust it's just.....right now the hype seems way over the top.

[FightforFreedomCA]

agree - people where I work want them but cannot give a valid reason for the puchase when pressed. For now, no Flash support, camera and can’t run Office, but they “need” one.

[BunnySlippers]

I didn’t know why I needed one when I bought one either. Then I discovered all sorts of reasons to own it. I carry ir everywhere now and use it on and off all day.

I mentioned this on another thread. But in my business [trading], that I can do trading on the tablet. In fact, one firm I know says it is releasing a trading app for institutional traders next month.

And later on I spoke with one of the largest institutional brokerage houses about trading on the iPad. They said they too are developing an iPad app for trading and is configuring their website so that it can be accessed by Safari which was hitherto impossible.

My sales contact at Thompson Reuters said that most people at their firm were given iPads and she installed about half dozen Thompson Reuters apps on my iPad.

And my firm gave out iPads and cases to about 30% of the employees.

Something is happening.

[TXnMA]

"I've read more articles about how tablets are storming the world than I've actually seen tablets."

Agreed. Admittedly, I live 'way out in the boonies in "Texas' Appalachia" ;-) -- but every kid here from seventh grade up is issued a MacBook, and even toddlers seem to have cellphones...but, I have yet to see a real, live iPad...