ACBJ: IPads gaining small-biz support

WHILE THE use of iPad increased, the number of business owners using laptops, desktops and netbooks dropped. /
WHILE THE use of iPad increased, the number of business owners using laptops, desktops and netbooks dropped. /

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 number of business owners using a desktop computer dropped to 79 percent from 83 percent in 2010.
  • Those using a netbook dropped to 16 percent from 21 percent.
  • Those using a laptop fell to 60 percent from 65 percent.
  • Those using a smartphone increased to 37 percent from 27 percent.
  • Those using mobile applications came in at 31 percent; the category was not measured last year.
    The survey polled 2,223 bosses at companies with less than 500 employees from November 2010 to January.

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