iPhone and Android smartphone purchase plans [TUPdate]

Fifty percent more online Americans plan to buy an iPhone than an Android smartphone.

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Shifts in Apple and Windows penetration among Americans [MetaFAQs]

Apple’s PC/Mac penetration has grown while Windows has shrunk. Globally, iPhone penetration has grown as Androids have subsided – both have been stable among online Americans. Globally, iPad penetration has withdrawn as have non-Apple tablets.

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Brand footprints and ecosystems – market progress update [TUPdate]

Popularity may not matter much in life—but when it comes to device and ecosystem adoption—it can mean quite a lot.
This TUPdate measures brand footprint and ecosystem adoption by how many people are using its devices. Microsoft Windows ranks as the most successful technology ecosystem, while Google’s Android and ChromeOS devices, Facebook, Amazon, Apple’s ecosystem, and HP’s brand footprint also hold substantial penetration rates. This TUPdate reports on the progress of seven top ecosystems and brands in reaching market penetration using the wave of research from TUP/Technology User Profile 2020 across the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, China, and India.

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Ecosystem combination concentration by country [MetaFAQs]

It may seem like a jungle out there, but each ecosystem has one dominant product type and at least one other product or combination of products making up its market base. So, which ecosystems have the most multi-product combinations?
This MetaFAQs reports on the concentration of products within the bases of Microsoft Windows and Xbox, Facebook networks or Portals, HP PCs or printers, Amazon shoppers and Alexa users, Apple iPhones, iPads, Watches, and Macs, Google Android/ChromeOS smartphones and tablets, and Samsung smartphones, PCs, and tablets. This report measures online adults in the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, China, and India from TUP/Technology User Profile 2020, which is TUP’s 38th annual.

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Highest ecosystem combinations [MetaFAQs]

Which tech ecosystems are strongest? One measure of ecosystem strength depends on how many products online adults use within that system. While Microsoft and Facebook take the lead in many countries, that is not always the case.
This MetaFAQs reports on the use of two or more products or services by online adults spanning: Microsoft Windows and Xbox, Facebook networks or Portals, HP PCs or printers, Amazon shoppers and Alexa users, Apple iPhones, iPads, Watches, and Macs, Google Android/Chrome smartphones and tablets, and Samsung smartphones, PCs, and tablets. This report measures online adults in the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, China, and India from TUP/Technology User Profile 2020, which is TUP’s 38th annual.

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Highest ecosystem penetrations [MetaFAQs]

All it takes is one—especially when it comes to joining an ecosystems or brand footprint. A basic measure of ecosystem strength or brand footprint is how many customers are using at least one of its products or services.
This MetaFAQs reports on the use of one or more products or services by online adults spanning: Microsoft Windows and Xbox; Facebook networks or Portals; HP PCs or printers; Amazon shoppers and Alexa users; Apple iPhones, iPads, Watches, and Macs; Google Android/ChromeOS smartphones and tablets; and Samsung smartphones, PCs, and tablets. This report measures online adults in the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, China, and India from TUP/Technology User Profile 2020, which is TUP’s 38th annual.

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Purchase plans among employees working only from home [MetaFAQs]

Many employees who work only from home have plans to purchase new technology. This MetaFAQs reports on employees who work only from home who plan to purchase a desktop or mobile PC, notebook/laptop PC, desktop PC, Chromebook, tablet, smartphone, Apple iPhone, or Android Smartphone in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, and India in 2020.

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Wireless Bluetooth headsets by smartphone operating system [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 8, 2020 Who uses wireless Bluetooth headsets more – iPhone users or Android smartphone users? This MetaFAQs reports on the relative popularity between the two ecosystems, as well as splitting out whether in-ear or over-the-ear designs are used more than the other. About MetaFAQs MetaFAQs are answers to frequently…

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iPhone users download more paid apps than Android smartphone users [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 18, 2020

Is downloading paid apps a regular activity for smartphone users? Is there a difference among iPhone users as compared to Android smartphone users? This MetaFAQs identifies the active penetration rates in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan.

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