Asymco calls it like it is:
If the 1 million/day benchmark holds, and all indications are that it will, then the total smartphone/iPad/touch market will be greater than the total PC market next year.
The healthcare IT industry seems oblivious to this seismic shift. Eclypsis, Epic, and Cerner are the only EMR vendors whose products really meet meaningful use criteria. How many of them have iOS or Android apps? Two: Eclypsis and Epic. Of these apps, how many offer functionality for nurses and ancillary staff? Zero.
Technology company executives take heed: the future is touch. Now is the time to pour resources into this new market. If you don’t, your companies will soon be muscled out of relevance by upstarts who get it.