PROVIDENCE – In less than a year, 9 percent of small- to midsize-business owners are using iPads, a survey by the American City Business Journals revealed.
“Small- to midsize-business owners are more connected than ever to technology, significantly boosting the time spent on the Internet, their use of social networks and their adoption of new tech tools,” the survey said.
“In all our years, we’ve never seen increases like that, and it’s amazing,” said Godfrey Phillips, vice president for research for The Business Journals, which is owned by American City Business Journals. The publication noted that the iPad wasn’t released until April 2010 and had sold 15 million units by the time the iPad2 had launched in March.
While the use of iPad increased, the number of business owners using laptops, desktops and netbooks dropped.
“Laptops are becoming an antique,” said Phillips.
Other findings in the survey included:
The survey polled 2,223 bosses at companies with less than 500 employees from November 2010 to January.