[stonetools]

Every new computing device goes through three stages of acceptance by the experts:

*" This is just an expensive toy"
*"This has some uses, but Serious People will use (device I like) for real work. "
*"This device is essential to have. I have always said so."

Let's review:

" The personal computer is just an expensive toy. Serious people , who do serious work, will use a mainframe".
"The Mac is just an expensive toy. Serious people , who do serious work, will use a PC with a command line interface".
"The smartphone is just an expensive toy. Serious people, who do serious work, will use a Windows PC and a cell phone"
"The Iphone is just an expensive toy. Serious people, who do serious work, will use a Blackberry"
The experts keep making the same mistake. Just because THEY can't imagine business cases for the Ipad doesn't mean others can't. In the meantime, lawyers, doctors, salesmen, musicians, artists, and many other creators and businesspeople carry on using their Ipads.