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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5852120" data-attributes="member: 19675">It is being used in that fashion in the medical industry.  In some aspect of the medical field, iPads/iPhones/iPod Touches are either the only or the best non-full featured computer solution for certain legally required functions- the other devices simply do not have fully feature software available yet.  I know of restaurants that are using them for JIT inventory while simultaneously using them for menu item availability.Do a search, and you'll find each branch of the military is finding uses for iPads and other tablets.  If the iPad were as gimped as you think, it wouldn't be under consideration at all.  Instead, at least one contractor (Harris) is a frontrunner to replace the military's purpose built control units for UAVs with their specially loaded iPads because to ease of use, easier learning curve and superior reliability.  (Durability is said to be an issue, but the iPads are so cheap in comparison that the tradeoff may be worth it.)</blockquote>