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Originally Posted by monkeyluis
The use cases for businesses keep going. Small business use I've seen often. The local food truck that come to the city use iPads for transactions if you don't have cash. Most I'm sure also use it for inventory. Hardly an overpriced toy, such claims are....well, you know.
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I've seen an iPad used in lieu of a cash register at a local ice cream place since before the iPad 2 was released. There's no doubt there are plenty of use cases for the iPad what with the wealth of apps and accessories available for the device.
For me, the iPad is an expensive toy. Why? That's my use case. I use my iPad primarily for entertainment. First and foremost, for me, it's a comic reader. A really nice comic reader but it's something I can live without. Someone else might use the iPad as their primary computing platform and for them, it's considered essential.
Again, these are just individual opinions and would differ based on the utility/value that individuals perceive to get from the device. Different strokes for different folks. There's no right or wrong answer.
One thing I do find interesting, it's only people who don't buy something who call it overpriced (regardless of whether they consider it a toy or not). Most just call it pricey or expensive but not overpriced.