Apple iPhone Owners Favour Personal Uses, Not Business

… A new report from Compete surveying the behavior of 600 smartphone users found that 73 percent of iPhone owners used their mobile devices primarily for personal reasons, like entertainment. By comparison, 59 percent of owners with other types of smartphones — from manufacturers like HTC, Research in Motion and Nokia — primarily used their devices for business and work-related needs.

Do you treat your iPhone as a guilty pleasure? You’re not alone.A new report from Compete surveying the behavior of 600 smartphone users found that 73 percent of iPhone owners used their mobile devices primarily for personal reasons, like entertainment. By comparison, 59 percent of owners with other types of smartphones — from manufacturers like HTC, Research in Motion and Nokia — primarily used their devices for business and work-related needs.To read this blog posting on The New York Times website in full, see:
bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/apple-iphone-owners-dont-use-it-for-work/

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