I find this statistic very interesting since Apple or Mac has never been considered and enterprise platform. Another interesting fact is how many people are bringing an iOS device like an iPad or iPhone into their work setting on their own. The notion of bringing your own device (BYOD) into an enterprise setting was not even considered two to three years ago. I think it will be safe to speculate that BYOD will not only be the primary model with mobile devices in the business setting but also in Education. I can speak first hand with respect to the plans at ACU and the BYOD model will more than likely be the dominant model in 2012.
Is the iPad going to be another classic example of disruptive innovation for the PC in the same way that the PC disrupted the mainframe and mini computer market? It sure seems to be on the right track. The iPad doesn’t offer all the power and functionality of the PC but what it does offer is enough to make people want to use the device in similar yet different ways than the PC. You have the incumbent market leaders (Microsoft, HP, Dell etc.) downplaying the significance of the iPad yet at the same time trying to compete by offering inferior products that don’t really match the power and uniqueness of the iPad.
The PC disruption took many years to really change the landscape of computing but we didn’t have the Internet, social networking and social media that we have today so the accelerated pace that we are seeing with the iPad disruption should not be a surprise. The accelerated pace of disruptive innovation will continue to grow because we are moving from a push to a pull economy. When you consider the millions of apps in the App Store, Apples continued exploitation of the mobile market that it grew with the iPhone, mobility and the mobile market place that Apple created is poised to knock off more than just the likes of Microsoft.
I find it very interesting to read about a disruptive innovation like Facebook which has now become the market leader who is being challenged by Google. The social networking platform Google+ features circles which allows people to organize their connections according to different purposes or needs. You can have close friends, acquaintances, work groups and so on in unique or interconnected circles.
Dhanji R. Prasanna makes the argument that Facebook will not be able to change its core functionality to meet the challenge of circles. With 10 million users in a couple of weeks Google+ has a long way to go to challenge Facebook’s 750,000 users but if any company can challenge Facebook it is Google.
I have to thank my wonderful wife Marilyn for passing on this gem of a post.
Mark Russel concludes his post with the poignant statement:
For us to live our faith with consistency and integrity it has to be spread throughout our lives—and that undoubtedly includes our work lives. If this is true, then we don’t have to try and find meaning at work, but instead can realize that work itself is meaningful.
