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Top 100: 14. The iPad and other tablet devices

August 23, 2011

Few mortals can disrupt entire industries with a single product launch the way Steve Jobs can. Apple's most recent game-changing moment came on April 3, 2010, with the release of the iPad. Seven months and an estimated 6 million units later, pundits continue to debate the device's impact on app development, online gaming, PC sales, Mac sales and even the healthcare industry. (Will the iPad finally be the catalyst that drives healthcare professionals away from the desktop and into the arms of point-of-care computing?) Could the iPad be the end of life as we know it? At least until the next time Jobs steps up to his virtual podium.

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