Also see another recent TUPdate: Printing Mobile Phone Photos: The New Frontier Which buyers are bucking the recession with tech shopping plans? A TUPdate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts Recession or not, what people around the world are hungering … Continue reading →
Filed under Consumer research, Market Research, TUP 2009, TUPdate
Tagged as Age, Age bias, Ageism, Apple, Apple iPhone, Blackberry, Brazil, BRIC-M, China, Consumer behavior, Consumer electronics, Digital Entertainment, Economy, Female, France, Fun, Future, Gender, Germany, HDTV, Home PCs, India, iPhone, Italy, Japan, Male, Market Adoption, Market segmentation, Memory, Mexico, Microsoft Windows, Mobile PC, Mobile Phone, Netbook, Netherlands, RAM, Recession, Sex, Smartphone, Tablet, TV, UK, Upgrade Advisor, Upgrades, US, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista
Developing world for developers – Windows 7 upgrade – By Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts Software developers can create the most incredible applications, but will people want them? With Microsoft’s newest upgrade to the Windows operating system, the first question … Continue reading →
Filed under Consumer research, Market Research, Operating Systems Profile Report, TUP 2009
Tagged as Apple, Brazil, BRIC-M, Change, China, Consumer behavior, Dell, Developed, Developing, Germany, Global, Hewlett Packard, India, Market Research, Mexico, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Operating systems, Penetration, Russia, Technology adoption, Transitions, Trends, Windows, Windows 7, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP
‘Coopetition’ and ‘frenemy’ are clumsy words to describe the relationship such as that between Microsoft and PC makers. Depending on your role in the industry, you might choose one of the terms from biology such as commensal, mutualist, or parasitic. … Continue reading →
Filed under Consumer research, Market Research, Mobile PC Brand Profile Report, TUP 2008
Tagged as Apple, Competition, Dell, Installed Base, Laptop, Market Adoption, Market Share, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Notebook, Operating systems, Sony, Tablet, Toshiba, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Operating systems are pre-installed on mobile PCs at a higher rate than on desktops. The majority (90%) of mobile PCs use a pre-installed operating system, versus nearly one-fifth (19%) of desktops. One reason for this has to do with the … Continue reading →
Filed under Consumer research, Market Research, Mobile PC Brand Profile Report, TUP 2008
Tagged as Apple, Bundling, Complexity, Laptop, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Notebook, Operating systems, Retail, Tablet, Technology adoption, Windows Vista
Four in ten (41%) households with annual income of $100k and more have at least one Apple Home PC. Half (47%) of the Older Windows Households have an annual income less than $49,000. Vista and XP households seem to be … Continue reading →
