U.S. Air Force May Buy 18,000 Apple IPad 2s for Flight Crews - GoFuckYourself.com

D Ghost · 02-11-2012, 06:44 PM

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Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Air Force may buy as many as 18,000 iPad 2s in what would be one of the military?s biggest orders of computer tablets, accelerating Apple Inc.?s inroads into the federal government.

The service?s Air Mobility Command plans to issue a request for proposals to buy between 63 and 18,000 iPad 2s or similar devices to lighten the load of flight crews, according to a notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website.

The goal is to replace the bag of manuals and navigation charts weighing as much as 40 pounds that are carried by pilots and navigators, said Captain Kathleen Ferrero, a spokeswoman for the command.

?The airline industry is way ahead of us on this,? she said in a telephone interview. ?Most, if not all of the major airliners are already switching to tablets.?

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ght-crews.html

bronco67 · 02-11-2012, 07:01 PM

The government will somehow end up paying $5,000 per iPad.

vdbucks · 02-11-2012, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bronco67

The government will somehow end up paying $5,000 per iPad.

And pay for them by increasing taxes...

D Ghost · 02-11-2012, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bronco67

The government will somehow end up paying $5,000 per iPad.

mikke · 02-11-2012, 07:11 PM

time to buy apple shares

Mr Pheer · 02-11-2012, 08:35 PM

Thats a pretty fast move by the Air Force. The FAA just authorized commercial airlines to replace their charts with the iPad in December.

tony286 · 02-11-2012, 08:39 PM

they should wait a month when the new one comes out.

Sly · 02-11-2012, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tony286

they should wait a month when the new one comes out.

I was thinking the same thing. Although after the new ones come out, they can probably get v.2 at a larger discount.

SmutHammer · 02-11-2012, 08:43 PM

more wasted tax dollars... I hate to think that my taxes are going into that company... I wouldn't mind if they were tablets.

seeme · 02-12-2012, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bronco67

The government will somehow end up paying $5,000 per iPad.

Yeah WTF is up with goverments doing that. I mean I see it all the time. For example new dog shit bin = 5k!

Fletch XXX · 02-12-2012, 06:19 AM

no one in military needs any apple products.... period.

oh the shit they spend for military. when we did the oil spill i learned first hand the billions wasted by those at the top.... was reading the other day about how military in iraq play warcraft while people think they actually fighting in a war,.. military is a joke nowadays, i say that with multiple family members served in iraq and afghanistan on multiple tours, one cousin been there for 3 years. he tells me everything... especially about the hookers and beer LOL

martinsc · 02-12-2012, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by bronco67

The government will somehow end up paying $5,000 per iPad.

Shotsie · 02-12-2012, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bronco67

The government will somehow end up paying $5,000 per iPad.

I was reading an article a couple of weeks ago about building contractors in Iraq charging the government 200$ a piece for electrical receptacles, 300$ for single sticks of pvc conduit, 500$ for sheets of drywall, just outrageous prices. And nobody even questioned it or looked at the invoices, they just signed off on the shit. And out of all the companies to support they pick Apple, who manufactures their shit in Chinese sweatshops. They should have Apple open up a plant in the states to build all of those laptops.

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