Can Apple's iOS Operating System Replace Microsoft's Windows

The Question Is Not 'Can the iPad Pro Replace 600 Million PCs?' But 'Are Businesses Ready to Replace Windows with iOS?'

There are 600 million old PCs out there, and Apple wants to see the iPad Pro replace them. But are traditionally cautious IT departments ready to chuck out Windows systems and replace them with iOS devices?

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | March 24, 2016

Estimates suggest that there are a lot of crusty old beige-box PCs out there, with some 600 million of them over five years old. Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said that this was "sad," and that he'd like to see them taken out of service and replaced with shiny new iPad Pro tablets.
There's little doubt that an iPad Pro can be set up to carry out most tasks that a five-year-old PC might be doing, whether that's running a spreadsheet application, being used to send and receive email, or whatever. That's the easy part.

"When Apple unveiled the iPad Pro, its resemblance to Microsoft's Surface lineup raised some eyebrows." Source: http://uk.pcmag.com/windows-10/72448/feature/microsoft-surface-pro-4-vs-apple-ipad-pro-battle-o

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