So less than one in four even want an iPhone? Sounds pretty unpopular among
teens to me!
*Any* company still residing on this planet would kill to get such numbers
given the margins, carrier subsidies and recurring post-sale revenues from
the iPhone. In business as in design, context is
An assertion was made to me that teens (specifically both genders age
12-18) are not adopting iPhones
Fortune/CNN:
Survey: 8% of U.S. teens own an iPhone; 22% want one
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/10/08/survey-8-of-us-teens-own-an-iphone-22-want-one/
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Kontra
So less than one in four even want an iPhone? Sounds pretty unpopular
among teens to me!
Until you actually read the article and see that the headline is
bogus. It's really more than one in five who expect to buy a phone
soon expect to get an iPhone. So rather than less then 25% want one,
After enjoying my iPhone for a couple of months (and talking about it
others, including lots of Blackberry users), I'd say the touchscreen
typing is probably the biggest reason given for people who decide
against it -- but I suspect that cuts across all age groups.
On the other hand, younger
Michael Mace and Rubicon Consulting did a study that might help:
http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2008/04/announcing-new-survey-of-iphone-users.html
Barbara Ballard
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Welcome to the
I know, a really general request, but here goes:
An assertion was made to me that teens (specifically both genders age
12-18) are not adopting iPhones because they're used to being able to
text without looking at the phone - essentially typing by feel and
relying on the predictive typing software
I think that the typing by feel is only one variable in the decision. I very
much doubt that many parents, given the current economic environment, are
willing to lay out $300 for a new iPhone + and extra $20/month. Many parents
no doubt consider a cell phone a necessity for their teen, but that
