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Old 03-18-2011, 11:44 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
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.
I don't think there is any bearing to this survey. I think it's on a personal level not based on what "type" of person you are. It's more human nature, you buy into something you'll tend to favorite that item/technology.

Heck the biggest most rabid fans I know are non-techies Apple users. That also applies to console games.

Me I'm a very techie guy, at my home we have Linux, Windows, Apple products, Playstation, xbox

The only thing I say way from is overpriced closed systems. Okay not entirely we do have an iPad/iTouch

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