Category Archives: Trends

The Busiest PC Users Are Busy Juggling Devices Not Focusing

The Busiest PC Users Are Busy Juggling Devices, Not Focusing A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst The busiest PC users are not only busy in hours; they spend a lot of time moving from one PC to another … Continue reading

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Early Adopters Don’t Always Act Their Age in the U.S. or Elsewhere

A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst Are Americans really a nation of early adopters? Are early adopters mostly age 18-24 in the U.S. and other countries? While Americans pride themselves on many forward-thinking attributes, it is not ranked … Continue reading

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Are Rental PCs a Clue to the Next Big Thing in Technology?

A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst Consumers continue to shape the future of technology with their pocketbooks, whether by outright purchase or payment plans. PC renting is not currently widespread among most U.S. consumers, with only 1% of … Continue reading

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Is the Internet still fun, or is the novelty gone? – reported in MetaFacts TUP survey

Is the Internet still fun, or is the novelty gone? – reported in MetaFacts TUP survey A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, MetaFacts Principal Analyst Fun is one of the strongest gravitational forces drawing people to use the Internet. There … Continue reading

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Myth or Fact? Smartphones have replaced PCs

“Smartphones have replaced PCs” Is it a myth or is it reality? The tech industry gets a lot of its juice from myths. After all, creating a future can rely on science fiction and imagination when there isn’t any better information. … Continue reading

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