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Friday, April 20, 2007

The Unconnected Masses

Park Associates, a Dallas-based technology market research firm, said 29 percent of U.S. households, or 31 million homes, do not have Internet access or do not intend to subscribe to an Internet service. The main reason they do not subscribe to the Internet is because they perceive low value to their daily lives rather than concerns over cost.

Forty-four percent of these households say they are not interested in anything on the Internet.
Twenty two percent say they cannot afford a computer or the cost of Internet service.
Seventeen percent said "I'm not sure how to use the Internet".
Fourteen percent gave the response "I do all my e-commerce shopping and YouTube-watching at work".
Three percent said the Internet doesn't reach their homes.

The study found U.S. broadband adoption grew to 52 percent over 2006, up from 42 percent in 2005. Conversions from dial-up and new connects were split roughly half and half.

In another survey it was found that the percentage of Apple computers on the desktop has increased to 5%! That is a significant finding.

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