Interesting read about cell phones
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125 937,00.asp#
Fancy Features Don't Sell Cell Phones
Most shoppers pick their phones based on price and design, study finds.
Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Advanced features aren't moving mobile phones off shelves in the U.S. even though more users are adopting them, according to a recent survey by research company J.D. Power and Associates.
Price and design are the biggest reasons consumers give for buying particular handsets, said Kirk Parsons, an analyst at the Westlake Village, California, company. Few respondents said they chose their current phone because it had a particular feature. The company surveyed 18,740 users in two waves, one last Octob...
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Fancy Features Don't Sell Cell Phones
Most shoppers pick their phones based on price and design, study finds.
Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Advanced features aren't moving mobile phones off shelves in the U.S. even though more users are adopting them, according to a recent survey by research company J.D. Power and Associates.
Price and design are the biggest reasons consumers give for buying particular handsets, said Kirk Parsons, an analyst at the Westlake Village, California, company. Few respondents said they chose their current phone because it had a particular feature. The company surveyed 18,740 users in two waves, one last Octob...
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I was not surprised to see Nokia near the bottom of the list. I have always found there candy bar phones to be the ugliest in the market.
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I thought I would post that article showing that to the people that post about the phones being "not cool" or "not having enough features", etc... you are in the minority.
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Another freaking JD Powers poll?
Can someone just shoot me? They should be f*** sued or something... 🙄
Can someone just shoot me? They should be f*** sued or something... 🙄
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