51% of US Households Own An Apple Product

[DESNOS]

Agreed. Poll of 836 Americans? Give me a break.
Also note that in my experience, a surprising number of people think that "iPod" and "Mac" are company names, and may not immediately associate Apple with these products for some reason.

My experience too. I had an argument with a massively misinformed PC user about macs, and he seemed to think you pay royalties to "Mac" to program on them. I didn't even bother pointing out how "Mac" isn't a company, since he clearly was off his rocker... or should I say your average PC gamer.

 

[Raineer]

iMac - 4
White MacBook - 2
MacBook Pro - 1
iPhone 4S - 2
iPhone 4 - 1
iPod Touch - 1
Shuffle - 2
AppleTV I - 1
AppleTV II - 1
iPod 5 Video - 1
Time Capsule - 1
iPad I - 1
iPad II - 1
iPad III - 1

Total of twenty for my household. Hard to think of all we have stashed away.

 

[tkermit]

I started with the iPod click wheel, then [...]

The very first iPod was the gateway drug for me. Even before Apple made it compatible with machines other than Macs. When the iBook G4 was introduced, I finally made the jump to Macs. Although, I should add, that I was already interested in OS X in 2001, which was actually one of the reasons I followed Apple's iPod keynote. I assume I would have ended up using OS X even if the iPod hadn't been introduced.

 

[jcdinkins]

Wow the south is bringing the percentages down. 1.2 per household? They sure didn't poll me.

2 iPhone 4's, 2 iPhone 4s's, 2011 Macbook Pro, 720P Apple TV, iPad 2, 4 shuffles

Long Apple.

 

[Fraaaa]

49% none.

vs

16% x 1 = 16
12% x 2 = 24
13% x 3 = 39
9% x 5 = 45

On 100 people 124 Apple products owned.

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On a personal note:

1 Macbook air
1 Macbook air (my girlfriend use)
1 iPhone 4s
1 iPhone 3G (my father use)
1 Mac mini (my father use)
1 Time Capsule (my mother use for WiFi)
1 iPad 2 (my mother use)

 

[Wigletbill]

...

Sorry but if you are polling from a landline, you are polling people who do not represent the majority of Americans.

1. Have a landline
2. Answer landline
3. Agree to a survey!?

Not that I assume everyone is a neck-bearded hipster, but come on! 2012 here, pollsters.

(I know they said they used cell, too. Without a breakdown, This information is not useful)

J

 

[talmy]

13 here.

2 - iMac
1 - MacBook Pro
1 - MacBook Air
3 - Mac Mini
3 - iPod Touch
1 - iPod Nano
1 - iPad
1 - AirPort Extreme

 

[Mortalias]

Imagine if there was an easy way to bring in the lower income brackets. The possibilites for education, creativity, and entertainment are endless.

We are truly fortunate to be among those who can afford these great products.

 

[laurim]

Sorry but if you are polling from a landline, you are polling people who do not represent the majority of Americans.

1. Have a landline
2. Answer landline
3. Agree to a survey!?

Not that I assume everyone is a neck-bearded hipster, but come on! 2012 here, pollsters.

(I know they said they used cell, too. Without a breakdown, This information is not useful)

J

Actually, only ~30% of Americans are cellphone only:

"More than one-in-four U.S. homes, or 26.6 percent, had only a wireless phone as of June 2010, up from 13.6 percent in 2007"

 

[scoobydoo99]

"Planned obsolescence has always been a part of the technology industries sales model, but Apple has taken it to a whole new level."

What an idiotic comment. Apple has nothing to do with "planned obselescence" of their products. They must continue to innovate and include the latest technologies in their products to be competitive. Would the analyst suggest that Apple should still be selling only the 4GB Original iPhone with Edge data speeds?

In fact, Apple products are pretty much the opposite of "planned obselescence" in that they are built from high-quality materials to be very durable and long-lasting. Do people often trade up to the latest Apple products? Of course - they want the latest technology and features. Could you still be using an original iPhone? Of course! And it would still work great (albeit without many of the features of iOS5).

 

[efktd]

well i wanna tell my story!

iPod classic in 2005 i think? MBP 07, magic mouse, iPhone, new classic, express, keyboard, mighty mouse, iPhone, extreme, iPad, ATV, batteries, trackpad... new 13 MBP... iPhone...

wait a minute, i'm buying the same things over and over again

 

[Cinch]

good time to jot things down as they occurred

1. Titanium 400Mhz Powerbook - stolen
2. 10GB 4th Gen iPod - drop too many times at gym, in landfill somewhere
3. 1st Gen iPod Nano - drop too many times at gym, battery died, in landfill somewhere
4. square iPod Nano - destroyed by accidentally thrown in frustration, in landfill somewhere
5. 2 or 3 iPod Shuffles - used a few times then given to nieces and nephews, probably all in landfills somewhere
6. 1st Gen MacBook (2006) - still works but rarely used (see #8), think of donating to local computer museum
7. iPhone 4 - still using
8. "new" iPad - hoping it will replace MacBook

Future anthropologists will be confound & marvel at our disposable society.

 

[iBug2]

Kinda surprising. I would've thought that with the iPod's domination of the MP3 player market, the number would be quite higher.

This is a survey among households. Obviously not every household is supposed to include a consumer of mp3 players.

 

[laurim]

1. Titanium 400Mhz Powerbook - stolen
2. 10GB 4th Gen iPod - drop too many times at gym, in landfill somewhere
3. 1st Gen iPod Nano - drop too many times at gym, battery died, in landfill somewhere
4. square iPod Nano - destroyed by accidentally thrown in frustration, in landfill somewhere
5. 2 or 3 iPod Shuffles - used a few times then given to nieces and nephews, probably all in landfills somewhere
6. 1st Gen MacBook (2006) - still works but rarely used (see #8), think of donating to local computer museum
7. iPhone 4 - still using
8. "new" iPad - hoping it will replace MacBook

Future anthropologists will be confound & marvel at our disposable society.

not to be preachy but I hope those references to "landfill" weren't you throwing those things in the trash. They should be recycled properly, if only to keep toxins out of the ground. Apple will take back their electronics for recycling and I think they even pay for the postage. I take my electronics to my local annual cleanup day location where they dispose of them properly.

 

[Broojo02]

UK here:
4 White Macbooks
1 Macbook Pro
2 iPhones
1 iPod Touch
2 iPod Nanos

 

[spacesamurai]

Interesting article, but I wish it was able to describe some of the reasons as to why it was able to do this business model. Is it the integration between all its products? The look and feel?

All I know is three years ago I had nothings, now I have Mini, MBP, iPhone, iPad, AppleTV and still want more. They must be doing something right.

 

[Vastastheocean]

I fall in that 9%. Great article.

 

[mmomega]

Let's see here...

1- 2011 MacBook pro
1- 2009 MacBook pro
1- 2010 MacBook air
1- 2009 iMac 27" i5
1- 2010 iMac 27" i3
1- 2011 iMac 27" i5
1- 2002 iMac G4 17"
3- iPhone 3G
1- iPhone 3GS
3- iPhone 4
2- iPhone 4S
1- iPod Video 30GB
1- iPod Classic 60GB
1- iPad WiFi+3G 32GB
1- iPad2 WiFi+3G 16GB Verizon
1- iPad3 WiFi 16GB
1- AppleTV 1stGEn
1- AppleTV2
1- 2010 Mac Mini
1- 2011 Mac Mini
1- iPod Touch

....hmm, Iactually didn't think we had that many until I started listing them out.

 

[bwillwall]

There are 12 apple products in my house. Not including little things like mice and keyboards and remotes. Ranging from a very old Macintosh LC III to a new iPhone 4s

Fanboy? Me?

 

[Eriamjh1138@DAN]

Hmmm..

2 MBPs
1 27" iMac
1 G4 imac
1 Airport Express
1 Airport Extreme
2 iPod 3G
1 Ipod mini
1 ipod shuffle
2 iPhones
1 Magic Trackpad
1 Magic Mouse (purchased separately)
1 iPad 2

So 15.

Storage (obsolete):
1 PM Graphite
1 PM 7300 w/Display
1 Bondi iMac
2 Classic 680x0 Macs
1 Apple IIe

That 6 more.

All since 1997 (When we bought the first). And that doesn't count 3 MBs, 2 iPhones, and 1 iMac sold on eBay to upgrade over the years.

If I would have only bought stock and help onto it with the money I spent on a single product before 2005, I'd be better off.

 

[LaWally]

Actually, only ~30% of Americans are cellphone only:

"More than one-in-four U.S. homes, or 26.6 percent, had only a wireless phone as of June 2010, up from 13.6 percent in 2007"

That data is nearly 2 years old and the percentage had doubled from 3 years earlier. I wonder what the percentage is now? I could only find a reference to the June 2010 data searching the net. Maybe there is no more recent data.

Would not be surprised if the percentage has doubled again since June 2010.

 

[Renzatic]

One iPhone
One iPad 3, picked up not even an hour ago.

Wish I got the white one.

 

[Porco]

It'd be even higher if everyone still had their iPod socks, but socks always go missing don't they?

 

[the8thark]

This is a very good article. Amazing actually. And that says something. When compared to the usual tripe vomited out onto the front page here.

51% of US homes own an Apple product. That's an amazing number. Still a good chunk of potential growth. But a nice base to have too. Well done to Apple on the general consumer front.

 

[arbitrage]

Well lets see....
1 27" iMac
1 MacMini Server
2 iPhone 4
1 Macbook 13" Aluminum
1 Macbook Air 11"
1 Apple TV
1 Gen 1 iPad
1 Gen 3 iPad
2 iPod Nano
1 Airport Express
1 Airport Extreme

Drum roll.....13!!

Then I do have a trackpad, magic mouse, full size USB and mini wireless keyboards and apple remote bought before the apple tv. So with those I'd be up to 18.