Another example. Went to the Apple store yesterday and bought a MacBook Air. The demonstrator/salesperson used a smartphone to place the order, enter the Credit Card, and print the receipt. No cash register involved.
But back at the office, somebody is running the sales and accounting system. And they're using a desktop! Dan ---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Why Windows 10 Sucks.. > Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:18:47 +0000 > > Honestly - I think there is VAST Potential for Developers to create > specialized Apps for Tablets. > > For example - 2 instances I have come across in the past # of years. > > Doctors. Instead of tons of notes & paperwork on a patient - data on the > tablet & recording the current issues of the patient visit - seems to be a > prime example of a good use for Tablets. Some years ago when I was with my > son at the Pediatrician - the Dr. had a mobile device - although at the time > - I think it was a device closer to size of a PDA or a Smart phone. With that > device the Dr. could send a prescription request to a Pharmacy immediately. > > Second - Sales. More specifically. When I was last working for a SW co. in > the Fashion Industry - located in the Fashion District of NYC - I was working > on a Desktop App for processing of Orders - as well as doing EDI. But, they > had a smaller App that could be used by Sales People to take orders from > Customers onsite. Like at Trade Shows or Trunk Sales. Of course, these are > potential customers for a Store - and thus like Wholesale type orders. AT the > time, we were going to change the App so that you could use a Scanner and > scan a Bar Code on a Tag - to help expedite the sales process. So - in this > instance - a Tablet is perfect! > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

