Tim Cook of Apple is talking iPad during todays Apple event, and has some interesting information to share. The iPad is not just for geeks.
The growth is amazing, and shows that despite other companies getting into the tablet game, the iPad has a secure foothold on the market.
92% of the Fortune 500 companies are testing or deploying iPad
Other people are getting into the market including Samsung and Microsoft, but that is not stopping Apple. At all, and not even close.
And despite everybody and their brother trying to compete with iPad, 3 out of the 4 tablets sold in the US are iPads.
iPad is the undisputed, top selling tablet in the world.
Here are more numbers to back this claim up:
At this point, and this is a stunning number, 92% of the Fortune 500 companies are testing or deploying iPad. It is unheard of.
Tim Cook says not only are they controlling the market, but people are happy:
The customer satisfaction ratings show a 95% score in a recent survey. They’re showing up everywhere. In schools they’re helping kids learn in amazing new ways. … every state in the US now has an iPad deployment or pilot in place today.
The most astonishing adoption is that of in hospitals:
It’s not just in the classroom. Pilots are replacing 40 pound flight bags with iPads — making pilots more efficient, and planes more fuel efficient. Yes, that’s true!
80% of the top hospitals in the US are now testing or piloting the iPad.
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