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MrsJoseph · 08-19-2011, 01:18 PM

I work in a 4 person company. I am the only iPhone user but we all have blackberrys.

Our of the 4 people in our office, 2 of them (50%) have iPads. Neither of these people have any other Apple product. Prior to the iPad's release, they were not interested in Apple products.

One of the men who bought an iPad bought his wife an iPad 2 when they came out. He's jealous of her iPad. Both guys have young children and they say that the kids all love it and they have to fight their kids for use. Both men travel regularly and have started to carry their iPads with them but only one travels without a regular laptop.

Me? The only person in the office who already had an Apple product? When Apple announced the iPad and it had no expandable storage...I went out and bought a netbook.

ETA: Harry's right, business people love iPads.

08-19-2011, 01:18 PM	#145
MrsJoseph Loves Ellipsis... Posts: 1,554 Karma: 7899232 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Kobo Wifi (broken), nook STR (returned), Kobo Touch, Sony T1	I work in a 4 person company. I am the only iPhone user but we all have blackberrys. Our of the 4 people in our office, 2 of them (50%) have iPads. Neither of these people have any other Apple product. Prior to the iPad's release, they were not interested in Apple products. One of the men who bought an iPad bought his wife an iPad 2 when they came out. He's jealous of her iPad. Both guys have young children and they say that the kids all love it and they have to fight their kids for use. Both men travel regularly and have started to carry their iPads with them but only one travels without a regular laptop. Me? The only person in the office who already had an Apple product? When Apple announced the iPad and it had no expandable storage...I went out and bought a netbook. ETA: Harry's right, business people love iPads. Last edited by MrsJoseph; 08-19-2011 at 01:18 PM. Reason: Add comment