"Apple itself keeps saying that Fortune 500 companies are buying large quantities of iPads. They can't all be for consumption."

Not all, but you might be surprised at how low the ratio of creators to consumers is in more large enterprises.

>Apple itself keeps saying that Fortune 500 companies are buying large quantities of iPads. They can't all be for consumption.

Why can't they all be for consumption?

The IDG report refers to business communication, which I am guessing is reading and writing emails.

Regarding the doctors, the article states this:

> In fact, Manhattan Research found that internet usage on the iPad was more common that doctor's internet access on cell and smartphones (18%), but still considerably less than their web access on desktops and laptops (55%).

Where do you see them replacing laptops?

>http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-02-09/cass-county-boar....

Guess what they're replacing with the iPad. Paper.

Still, I haven't seen a single shred of evidence of a large number of people in companies with the iPad as their only device.