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College Networks REJECT iPad

First Posted: 06/19/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:10 PM ET

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wsj.com:

Apple Inc.'s iPad isn't having an easy time during college admissions season.

The tablet, lauded by many as the next wave in education technology, is having difficulty being accepted at George Washington University and Princeton University because of network stability issues. Cornell University also says it is seeing connectivity problems with the device and is concerned about bandwidth overload.

Such issues could be a blow to Apple, which has gone after the higher education market by highlighting the iPad's portability and availability of electronic books

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Apple Inc.'s iPad isn't having an easy time during college admissions season. The tablet, lauded by many as the next wave in education technology, is having difficulty being accepted at George Was...
Apple Inc.'s iPad isn't having an easy time during college admissions season. The tablet, lauded by many as the next wave in education technology, is having difficulty being accepted at George Was...
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roadette
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11:30 AM on 05/25/2010
Apple is having trouble fulfilling its commitment to educators. I attended a one-day seminar on how to use the iPad in education that cost nearly $700. Apple promised all attendees a 16GB iPad (lowest model). There weren't enough iPads and ten days later, they haven't arrived as promised. I don't expect educators to support a product from a company that does not have a robust supply line. It just won't work in the education market, where delivery and support for both instructors and students have to be quite strong.
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SilentSolidarity
So what do you need? Besides a miracle.
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12:05 AM on 04/20/2010
Maybe Microsoft Courier will help :-)
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epitomized
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01:38 PM on 04/19/2010
I don't understand. Bandwidth is so dirt cheap these days. My own rented servers put out 2 GBPS and only cost a little over $7k a month. Compared to just a few years ago, that is peanuts!
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mcmutter
A Groover has to expect a few setbacks .....
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12:14 PM on 04/19/2010
IPad rel 2 or 3 will be MUCH MUCH better ...... They won't lose the college market .....
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amdezurik
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01:21 PM on 04/19/2010
"bandwidth overload" is becoming the bottom-line, not just for iPads either. Bandwidth costs money, and if 1,000 students and teachers are downloading music and video's it can go right through the floor and you will feel like you have an old 56k modem or worse. And in the case of the iPad it is ALL bandwidth driven so the admins may have an issue with them. for now at least.
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