“The customarily competent media-survey firm, The Nielsen Company, has backtracked on its startling claim that one-third of all iPad users have never download an app,” Rik Myslewski reports for The Register. “The company now says that the number of download virgins is fewer than one in ten.”
Nielsen’s revised numbers:
“‘This article and the related download have been amended to reflect updates to the percentage of iPad users in the survey downloading apps,’ now reads a post on the company’s blog describing the study in which the download stats appear,” Myslewski reports.
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Our original reaction regarding Nielsen’s wrong numbers was an incredulous “Wah?” Now, the stats make a lot more sense.
These are the same people who say that Sarah Palin is America’s most popular politician.
These are the same people who say that Sarah Palin is America’s most popular politician.
back in my army days there were always 10% who didn’t get the word; guess that still holds.
back in my army days there were always 10% who didn’t get the word; guess that still holds.
@Tflint
Wrong forum. This is about Apple products. I am sure there are many folks who want to read your political take but they are mostly not here.
@Tflint
Wrong forum. This is about Apple products. I am sure there are many folks who want to read your political take but they are mostly not here.
Politicians are always more popular when they aren’t running for office.
Politicians are always more popular when they aren’t running for office.
I would guess that less than one third of Windows users have ever installed an application, maybe even less than 10%…
I would guess that less than one third of Windows users have ever installed an application, maybe even less than 10%…
Tflint,
Actually, what Nielsen said was that more people watched Palin’s convention speech than Obama’s – numbers which have never been disputed:
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/media_alert2.pdf
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b27309_palin_beats_obama.html
MDN MW: “house” I can see November from my house!
Tflint,
Actually, what Nielsen said was that more people watched Palin’s convention speech than Obama’s – numbers which have never been disputed:
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/media_alert2.pdf
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b27309_palin_beats_obama.html
MDN MW: “house” I can see November from my house!
As reliable as Consumer reports.
As reliable as Consumer reports.
@HolyMackerel: Or paid for them.
@HolyMackerel: Or paid for them.
I pointed out that this survey was bunk because it was based on just 200 iPad owners and that I bet 32% downloaded an app without knowing it.
I pointed out that this survey was bunk because it was based on just 200 iPad owners and that I bet 32% downloaded an app without knowing it.
“Things that make us go ‘WTF?”
Wall Street Journal just release a survey where it says that almost 80 % of Wall’s readers says Microsoft is the best mobile OS…
That is crazy…
“Things that make us go ‘WTF?”
Wall Street Journal just release a survey where it says that almost 80 % of Wall’s readers says Microsoft is the best mobile OS…
That is crazy…
You just HAD to go there, didn’t you?
Well, then, I must say this . . . “These are the same people who say that Barack Obama was born on American soil.”
See how that kind of thing goes? Don’t do it. Period. Don’t. Grow up and get a mature life.
You just HAD to go there, didn’t you?
Well, then, I must say this . . . “These are the same people who say that Barack Obama was born on American soil.”
See how that kind of thing goes? Don’t do it. Period. Don’t. Grow up and get a mature life.
Ahh, I remember my first download virgin….did I type that out loud?
Ahh, I remember my first download virgin….did I type that out loud?
So, how are they counting the apps that are downloaded ONCE and used on the other iPads in my house? That and iPads that are used in a corporate application may never download an app. They are set up as a carbon copy of the 20 in front of it and used for surfing the office server, presentations, …
My grand daughters download apps because that is why we got both of them. Not all iPads are used the same!