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Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Now Own at Least One Apple Product
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I also wondered about the "teen" figure - of course, there's a big difference between college aged teens and middle school/high school teens. In any case, I would think that the large majority of teens don't have sufficient independent incomes to purchase iphones; that is, their parents must be doing the purchasing for them. If, by working with teens, you mean you are actually working with teenagers as colleagues where you work, then I'd guess they are more likely to be buying their own phones - which would mean they choose android for price point.
It may depend on where you live. Here in South Florida, iPhones and iPads dominate.
A quick visit to a hospital, Airport or any other waiting area will prove it to you.
Yeah, totally. I especially like the part:
Where the definitions of productive and unproductive are left to the subjective interpretation of the individual being surveyed.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure this survey has some merit, but there's always more to it than the simple excerpts a news site covers.
Apple has made a pretty concerted effort to go down market recently with iPhone SE and the new non pro iPad.
I make very little money, and it's not too difficult to buy Apple products for me. Just have to ride the end tail of the products life, and buy on sales/refurbished/used. I'm using a $150 iPhone 5s (bought 2 years ago) that's still amazingly capable. I have a refurb MacBook Air and iPad Air 1. All these I will use for a long time.
I find it interesting that some households with ardent Mac haters will still have an iPhone.
I make very little money, and it's not too difficult to buy Apple products for me. Just have to ride the end tail of the products life, and buy on sales/refurbished/used. I'm using a $150 iPhone 5s (bought 2 years ago) that's still amazingly capable. I have a refurb MacBook Air and iPad Air 1. All these I will use for a long time.
I find it interesting that some households with ardent Mac haters will still have an iPhone.
I think I more so, Apple Products just work. As generic as that sounds, it's true. They last a long time, experience very few hardware issues, are very well made and see continual support to help them perform optimally throughout their lifespan. I know Apple isn't perfect, but it's hard to counter their quality standards and craftsmanship. They are the best at what they do and is a one reason why they are successful.
i have many Apple products...the only new one(s) are my iPhone 8 Plus and Apple Watch and iPad Pro 10.5...the rest are used 2010 MacBook with High Sierra and a 2009 (flashed 2010) Mac Pro, bought used. Most of my non mobile Apple products are used finds on eBay, FB market or Craigslist.
I think one should survey trends among college students to notice patterns among younger tech users. I worked in tech for 35 years at a major university before retiring a while back, and still live near the same university and use its facilities. My observation, particularly over the last couple of years, is that these college students are shifting to use of non-Apple devices - as you say, quite noticeable. I think it is a combination of high Apple prices in conjunction with higher quality PC and Android hardware being sold for less financial outlay. With PCs, the option is even there to avoid the Microsoft software costs buy switching to Linux - which many of the technically inclined students (and professors) have done. Can't say Apple is "doomed", but I think they have plateaued a bit because of pricing and hardware offering decisions made the last few years. I've also noticed that as I venture into areas populated by more "working class", non-college or college bound teens, Android and PC use is even more prevalent.
Yes, and additionally, the comment you're responding to doesn't consider the possibility that these people with android phones might have a different Apple product at home (Mac, ipad, iPod, Apple TV, etc)
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Wait... I too was a college student, and most students do not have disposable money. I couldn’t even afford a cell phone when I was in college. Products other than Apple are usually more affordable, and today most products are very good anyway.
No surprise then to see non Apple products at a university setting. The trend however is to get the best products when you can afford them. At that point most students know how crappy most products and services are, and then proceed to very cheerfuly purchase Apple products.
My extended family of about 50 99% iPhones many with AW. Most of my business associates have iPhones. With many sporting the Apple Watch.
We have 11 devices for the two of us in our household. It does not mean we are rich. We are poor actually with all the new expensive products coming out left and right.
I hope one day Apple will offer an EBT Apple Watch app so that I can show off my new SS Series 3 more to my family members
I hope one day Apple will offer an EBT Apple Watch app so that I can show off my new SS Series 3 more to my family members
Not surprising and I am sure the bean counters are pleased (Heaven knows they got a nice chunk of Cha-Ching from me this year.)
I am the only person in my family with Apple products though (3 not including routers.)
I am the only person in my family with Apple products though (3 not including routers.)
Exactly, polling 800 people against a population of more than 300 million with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percent is frankly ridiculous, this survey is wholly inaccurate.
All these useless survey, and Kuo's press releases.. feels like Apple is on to some damage control.. I might be wrong.
Yeah...
I was more referring to the methodology of choosing a diverse sample from various geographic regions, different wealth categories, age categories, etc.
As opposed to the poster I was replying to that didn’t believe the data because it didn’t jive well with his own personal experience amongst his peers.
Not specifically saying all questions were extremely clear... but certainly the question of “do you own an Apple product?” doesn’t lend interpretation & within the 3.5% margin of error or whatever, I believe this survey is likely fairly accurate.
I was fully in the Apple ecosystem when I married my wife three years ago. She has two kids and they were also in the ecosystem. Between my wife and I and her college age daughter and high school boy we have 14 Apple products (counting AirPods and Airport express units). Timmy loves us.
Hmm, have five (I'm assuming we don't count accessories) and will be adding a HomePod or two to that list come December, so six/seven, and I live on my own. I imagine few places just have one, there are probably lots of households with none and lots with several.
Similarly, the majority of Americans voted for Trump. Does that mean Trump is a good president?
More objectively though, let’s look at this example. I have a 2006 Mac mini from the Steve Jobs era that still works . Even though the last two computers I bought were PCs, I technically own a Mac. So In a way the stats are somewhat misleading.
Apple’s success is by selling iPhones to laypeople. Selling Macs to pro users they have dropped the ball and are scrambling to undo the neglect. These are the original core customers of Apple and have good reason to criticize.
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You have me beat by 2 years: LCIII in 1993 (though technically my parents owned that one).