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Re:Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet by bane on Monday June 18, 2012 @10:09PM (#4129873)
That's amazing because of the 11 Fortune 100 companies I've personally done work with in the last few years (and 2 more in that size range that aren't publicly traded), I don't recall seeing a single iPad.

I mean, I didn't work with Apple or Google, so I can guess you'd see them there. Neither bank allowed them on-site, and none of the defense contractors would even entertain the idea. You can also probably rule out obvious ones like Microsoft and HP from being big users of iPads. I can't imagine that the cashiers at Walmart, Target or the Home Depot are spending lots of time swiping around and now I'm quickly running out of companies.

I even did a part-time contract job at a company with 123,000 employees last year and not only didn't see an iPad, but they were forbidden on the corporate network and in most of the corporate offices (as was anything with a camera frankly).

oh, and FYI, jrockway actually does work at #73 on the 2012 list.

Re:Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet by Samuel_Michon on Monday June 18, 2012 @10:30PM (#4129944)
I think this is what Bud was referring to:

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/10/04/92-of-the-fortune-500...

Re:Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet by dedward on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @12:08AM (#4130208)
A year ago you'd be right - but things are very, very rapidly shifting to tablets, including the ipad, with the appropriate corporate tools to manage/deploy/wipe/control/etc them.... It's going to change, and fast.
Re:Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet by niels_olson on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @01:28AM (#4130398)
> Defense

I'm active duty Navy, so I hear you. I really do. I'm still using WinXP on NMCI and was recently directed to remove Chrome from my desktop. However,

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/71885/semper-fipad-marine-corps...

Re:Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet by clarky07 on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @01:42AM (#4130427)
it seems clear you are mostly talking about defense contractors. I've been there. Can't take a phone with a camera either. Not really a representative sample is it? Also can't have thumb drives. Probably no fortune 500 companies have ever used one of those either.