Apple says Eli Lilly
purchased 15,000 iPads
Eli Lilly and Apple are working together on a secret program to make the iPad more business-friendly.
When the drug maker bought 15,000 iPads for field workers, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Lilly is upgrading its U.S. workforce to the newest version of the tablet, the large-screen iPad Pro.
He revealed the partnership during a Jan. 26 earnings call with investors. Lilly is part of what Apple calls its mobility partner program, an arrangement between the two companies, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Apple sold 2 million iPad Pro tablets in that quarter, beating Microsoft, which sold 1.6 million Surface tablets.
