![]() What I mean by this is depending on your model for deployment the question and idea of device ownership, the app(s) and what the end-user can do becomes important. It also begs the question… “Who owns the iPad and are apps now consumable items?” Those looking to deploy iPads in a 1:1 setting need to keep this fact in mind when planning their deployments. Not even the about-to-be-released iOS 5 will have support for multiple users and there seems to be no interest in making the iPad easier to use by multiple users (sell more iPads). For instance, the lack of multiple users in iOS which is something education would benefit from. The way in which Apple is marketing the device and building out the iOS it’s clear that they have the individual consumer in mind. Schools and educator need to first realize one thing as I did… the iPad is a consumer product. ![]() I’m beginning to understand the market for the iPad and have a few observations. When I wrote the post, I had a lot of question. In an earlier post ( The iPad in Education and the Questions – ) I began to look at how an iPad could be used in school in a 1:1 setting.
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