[jmm5]

They want you to buy a separate device for each family member.

[jtbayly]

But the result is that, although I want a new iPad, I cannot justify buying even one, given how useless it is in a family-shared environment.

[frizlab]

I think android is doing it now, so they’ll probably follow soon, I guess…

[makeitdouble]

In this size class, Chromebooks and ChromeOS tablets could be a better fit.

Perhaps Samsung's tablet could be more polish, but for many use cases Chrome OS is more flexible and will "just work". And to the subject at hand, user switching is pretty decent, all the more so if you keep nothing local.

[tempodox]

Exactly. An employee doesn't have the authority or the budget to buy a(nother) company iPad, but kids will nag their parents until they give in.