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jbcohen · 03-15-2011, 08:27 AM

I saw a survey on CNet News a few months ago talking about tech inclined people such as vistors to these forums. Still as much as we would like it not to be true electronic book readers are still not as mainstream as we would like, such as the MP3 player. Those that have bought and used electronic readers tend to be more tech adept then others.

The CNet News suvey said that tech inclined individuals tend to be more loyal than others to specific companies and their products. How true is this? How many of us forum visitors recognized Amazon or Barns and Nobles or Sony from other dealings with the company and tend to select products because you know their products work and work well. Hence you are more loyal to a particular company? Personally I work for a company's buying office that tends to emphasize cost and open market so I have been trained to care less who makes the product, I want to pay less for the product. I don't have a Kindle or a Nook or a Sony PRS, they weren't willing to sell for my price.

03-15-2011, 08:27 AM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	CNet News survey I saw a survey on CNet News a few months ago talking about tech inclined people such as vistors to these forums. Still as much as we would like it not to be true electronic book readers are still not as mainstream as we would like, such as the MP3 player. Those that have bought and used electronic readers tend to be more tech adept then others. The CNet News suvey said that tech inclined individuals tend to be more loyal than others to specific companies and their products. How true is this? How many of us forum visitors recognized Amazon or Barns and Nobles or Sony from other dealings with the company and tend to select products because you know their products work and work well. Hence you are more loyal to a particular company? Personally I work for a company's buying office that tends to emphasize cost and open market so I have been trained to care less who makes the product, I want to pay less for the product. I don't have a Kindle or a Nook or a Sony PRS, they weren't willing to sell for my price.