“When I filled up the iPhone with mobile apps as part of my recent experiment, one of the first apps that I downloaded and put on the iPhone home screen was the Google app. Since Google is the home page on all the PCs and laptops that I work on, I assumed my behavior on the iPhone would be similar to the computer. I was wrong,” Jason Hiner blogs for ZDNet. “When I’m sitting at a computer, I typically use Google at least 2-3 times per hour. It’s usually the first place I go to get information.”
“Once I downloaded a fleet of useful iPhone apps, I quickly discovered that I used Google far less on the iPhone than I do on a computer – even over Wi-Fi, and even when doing many of the same activities,” Hiner reports.
“In my tests with the iPhone, I discovered that Google is usually my last resort for finding information. In fact, I typically only use Google search 2-3 times per day from the iPhone,” Hiner reports.
“As I’ve been conducting my iPhone apps experiment I’ve also noticed that I’m starting to reach for the smartphone instead of the laptop more often, even when I’m in fixed locations such as conference rooms or even at home,” Hiner reports. “The instant-on access, portability, and growing library of quality iPhone apps are all factors driving this behavior.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
