Comments on: Real estate pros and the iPad http://www.vendoralley.com/2010/03/16/real-estate-pros-and-the-ipad/ Where Real Estate Gets Its Dirt. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Greg Robertson http://www.vendoralley.com/2010/03/16/real-estate-pros-and-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-1506 Greg Robertson Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:13:46 +0000 http://www.vendoralley.com/?p=3920#comment-1506 @Victor Lund. Time will tell. I'm interested to see what you think about some of my use cases I've outlined on my post at Lightning|Twice. @Victor Lund. Time will tell. I’m interested to see what you think about some of my use cases I’ve outlined on my post at Lightning|Twice.

]]> By: Victor Lund http://www.vendoralley.com/2010/03/16/real-estate-pros-and-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 Victor Lund Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:29:42 +0000 http://www.vendoralley.com/?p=3920#comment-1505 It is kinda funny. I have resisted blasting the so called "technology experts" who are praising the ipad for real estate. It is pretty apparent that those experts have no clue about the technology infrastructure that support agents and brokers in their daily business - few of which can be accessed through the iPad's safari browser. As such, the user would still need to carry around another device that is compatible with MLS. The iPad is a cool toy for book readers who may also be in the real estate business, but a far cry from a useful business tool. Having said that, many vendors are moving in the direction of supporting macs - and that is very exciting. One of the loudest cries that we hear in our MLS member satisfaction surveys is a call for Mac support. Marketlinx, LPS, FBS, your calREDD friends and others, either already support, or will soon support this platform with this year's product releases and upgrades (pardon the bad sentence). iPad for Real Estate? Not! It is kinda funny. I have resisted blasting the so called “technology experts” who are praising the ipad for real estate.

It is pretty apparent that those experts have no clue about the technology infrastructure that support agents and brokers in their daily business – few of which can be accessed through the iPad’s safari browser. As such, the user would still need to carry around another device that is compatible with MLS.

The iPad is a cool toy for book readers who may also be in the real estate business, but a far cry from a useful business tool.

Having said that, many vendors are moving in the direction of supporting macs – and that is very exciting. One of the loudest cries that we hear in our MLS member satisfaction surveys is a call for Mac support. Marketlinx, LPS, FBS, your calREDD friends and others, either already support, or will soon support this platform with this year’s product releases and upgrades (pardon the bad sentence).

iPad for Real Estate? Not!

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