That explains a lot. What do you call the Apple proponents who talk about iPads "taking over the enterprise"?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Apple managment made up of people with a technical backgrounds? Jobs, Tim Cook,Peter Schiller, Scot Forestall, Michael Ives all have a technical backgrounds. Ive has a degree in Art, and an honorary doctoriate from Newcastle Polytechnic.
These are not business degree folk, who have no grasp of what technology can do. These are technologically savvy managers, who can lead teams of engineers toward a vision. There is a huge difference between the dweeb who wrote a paper - and now is given the keys to a company, whom he destroys; and a techie who understands what can and should be done; and does it.
Look at Sr. Management at Intel. Technically savvy managers - it's why Intel keeps at the top. Now look at other Biztards - let's pick my favorite Biztard; Hector Ruiz.
Once in charge of Motorol's vast semiconductor industry (once #2, behind Intel) Ruiz drove it to ruin. Now Motorola has no semiconductor business - it's been spun off to Freescale (and doing nicely now). Ruiz then went to AMD (Advanced Micro-devices) where his rein of ruin resulted in numberous layoffs, and divesting AMD's semiconductor indsutry (now called Spansion, and doing nicely now). Ruiz then went on to fire the motherboard team in Dresden, Germany, and then after destroying AMD - has submerged again. AMD is on the rocks, folks. Dead and dying; as is Motorola.
How about the legendary Carly Fiona? A biztard with no grasp of what the company is, or how it operates. And the damage Carly did, while not fatal; severely hurt HP/Agilent.
MSFT is now populated with Biztards. People without a clue how to move forward, or what direction they should move. People buy MSFT because they feel they have little other choice.
Bluntly, I think those Apple proponents are engaging in 'wishful thinking'.
Now, if they want to monitor a 'Cloud' from an iPad - ok, I'll buy that. But, if they want to do serious enterprize work, the tablet is simply not the right tool for the job. I'd no more suggest heavy intensive work on an iPad, than I would any Atom based Netbook running any version of Windows. Wrong tool for the job.
The Laptop/Desktop is primarily a productivity device; Tablets are convenience and primarily leisure devices. Not saying they are limited to leisure - but their small size, lack of keyboard/mouse means that data entry has to be minimal. Simply like using a screwdriver like a crowbar - sure, you can do it; but it's not the right tool.