That would not be how a good survey would be designed. Nielsen has been doing this for a long time. While they may have some questions that are inadvertently ambiguous, it is unlikely that they made the amateurish error of provide two alternative answers that overlap without making it clear whether the choices were exclusive or not.
Do you think, perhaps, I am incorrect in assuming Nielsen knows how to perform a competent survey?
So yes - it was wrong to add them up.
It's interesting reading these posts and guessing which posters have kids and which ones don't. As a parent of a 5 year old, one who has been playing with an iPad since he was around 3, I can tell you that managed properly, it's a great advantage for your child to be involved in computers, especially tablets.
The teaching apps for kids are great. My son went into both preschool and kindergarden with a lead on many kids with regards to spelling, math, identification of shapes, colors, vocabulary, etc. And being 'perceived' as 'smart' as early as possible in life is just as important as actually being smart in this competitive world.
My kid is knocking it out of the park at kindergarden; he's popular with his teachers and a large part of that is his comfort with learning and the jump start on learning he received because of our iPad. That can carry over into adult life. People think I'm 'smart' because I'm proficient in Microsoft Excel (macros and pivot tables, people) and can type above 30 WPM.
Getting your child access to a tablet, even if it's a shared family tablet, IMHO, is a no-brainer. When he reaches 1st grade, he's getting a Chromebook (locked down at the router level of course!). Not because I want to spoil him, but because I want him to be competitive in a future world where he'll have to compete for jobs globally.
I bolded the major part of your post. Thing is - I personally am quite split up in this. Yes, well-crafted learning apps will engage a kid and make them...well..learn stuff pretty good.
But I think you just have to check quite often that your kid is not only playing Angry Birds.
Nevertheless I really think it is rather more essential for a kid to also learn significant motory skills, so that tree climbing part really made me happy for her.
And - gee - talk about spoiled kids. I can't remember receiving a christmas gift that was beyond that magic 100 bucks mark. So coming back to the point of supervision - I'd never even consider giving them an iPad of their own. They can have one to play with for about an hour.
But giving them one that is theirs...nope, too much for my conservative part.
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Compare launch title current gen games to recent current gen games; theres a huge difference. Then compare a modern next gen gaming system (a high end PC) to a modern console game. There is little difference beyond tessellation, higher res textures. The only thing the next console gen will bring will be that - plus initial support for 4k. That's hardware though, services is where next gen will shine.
No true at all. Game sizes aren't limited by the medium. Even games like Skyrim, Oblivion etc, don't take up a full DVD9 let alone a Bluray. PC exclusives have the option of being unlimited, but they're not.
It sort of is true (I work in console game development). New processes and techniques occur very late into console cycles. One thing Halo 4 did that previous games didn't was to process only what the player sees, where previously it would process around a radius and a long distance infront. All these little things to hammer out the last bit of performance. Uncharted 3 improves upon 2, Halo 4 looks better than Gears 2, etc.
If you want bleeding edge then get a PC. Console games are never about amazing graphics, their selling point is how easy it is to get into the game, about sitting back with a TV and exclusive titles.
But giving them one that is theirs...nope, too much for my conservative part.
