iPhone: 84% of students not that bothered
September 19th, 2008 by Luke
Now we are clear of iPhone 3G launch frenzy, and the early-adopters have settled in with their devices, I thought I’d gauge enthusiasm for the iPhone 3G among UK students.
So I ran an online poll, questioning 1,000 students from the ten biggest universities.
I asked:
The new iPhone?
a) Already have one
b) Intend to get one in the next six months
c) No plans to get one right now
The answers are shown below, with 84% saying they have no plans to get one.
I was quite surprised by the results.
It seems that, for most young people, the new iPhone is not going to be among the £6,000 worth of kit that they take to university this year.
Do these results surprise you?
Post your thoughts.
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September 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Interesting findings. How did you get the 1,000 responses? It would be interesting to see what people said next year…with iPhone and Omnia (and other similar devices) being more mainstream.
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Hi Chris
I simply ran polls through Facebook, setting up by uni and taking 100 responses from each.
Other devices will make things interesting. Just been reading about the Google Phone, which should also shake things up a bit too: http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/09/23/googles-g1-android-handset-to-be-free-in-uk-look-out-iphone/
January 7th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
WOW! That seriously surprises me. I’ve been considering creating an iPhone app for my site, but this kinda changes things. Agree with Chris. Will be interesting to see how Google phone does. BTW - Just found it, but I love this blog!