“According to a new survey, Apple products are among teens top three most wanted gifts with almost 10 percent of teenagers,” Ed Sutherland reports for Cult of Mac.
“According to Piper Jaffray, Apple devices now rank with clothes and cash as the top gifts for teens,” Sutherland reports. “The iPhone was on the wish list of 3.4 percent of those questioned, while 2.5 percent of teens want an iPad. Macs were on the list of 1.1 percent of young people questioned.”
Sutherland reports, “By comparison, just 0.3 percent of teens want a Microsoft Xbox 360 game console, while another 0.4 percent yearn for Sony’s PlayStation 3. Indeed, the only items that surpass Apple are cash at 22 percent and clothes at 15 percent of those surveyed.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]
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And who said American teens were stupid?
Not stupid. Just lazy!
I cringe at the thought of what will follow the WIIFM generation.
How about teens *specifically* wanting an Android phone or tablet? To small to register?
putting 50% of salary into apple for last few years wasn’t such a bad idea after all
My daughter said her teenage son was hinting about an iPad. She asked what I thought about Fire. I related my bike story. Years and years ago I yearned for a Schinn bike. On xmas morn right besidek the tree was a shiny new bike from Sears. What a disapointment, I would rather had a ten year old Schwinn than that piece of Sears junk. But my parents were not wealthy, the crops had been poor that year and so I faked joy. And I rode that bike for years even though I wished someone would steal it. To this day I remember that. I never told my folks about my diasapointment. I guess that is why I have always given the grandkids cash. Let them get what they want.
You got years of use out of the Sears bike. It sounds more like an issue with you not appreciating what you were given vs. getting a poorly made bike. At least nobody ripped it off.
Yeah, I thought HughB sounded ungrateful too, especially in light of the revelation that it was a tough year for crops. Bike? I would’ve been happy with a hug and an “I love you son.” Ungrateful bastard.
Y’all had wheels back then…?
Seems that when I was a teenager, it wasn’t an Apple I wanted, more like a cherry….uh, can’t remember.
Both my “kids” graduate from college in December so I’ll take the plunge and finally get a iPhone 4s. But, which network? I hear Sprint download speeds are abhorrent and Verizon and AT&T are expensive. Where do I go?
If you need speed, go with AT&T. I have sprint, but their unlimited services are kinda so-so when the network is too slow to take advantage of it.
If you have Wifi at work and at home, don’t bother with any more than a 2GB data plan. I have been checking out my Usage on the iPhone 4S for 2 months (I have sprint) and I have used 31.8MB Up, 181MB Down. I could have easily gotten faster network speeds, and paid a little less using AT&T… 😛
Bah! Teens don’t know what they want!
Parents should buy them Android devices.
It’s for their OWN GOOD.
When they use iOS devices they learn NOTHING about LIFE.
Life is not some Creamy Strawberry Sunday, it’s not EASE of USE, sailing along with NO PROBLEMS or concerns.
With an Android device you get to learn about REAL LIFE. Fighting off malware teaches them to be CAUTIOUS (an iOS kid will just walk into a dark alley and get MUGGED. An android kid knows : DANGER LURKS!!! ) Android devices teaches them a sensible amount of much needed PARANOIA to survive the 21st Century.
another example: Android devices are often left without OS updates by the manufacturers, HARASSING those OEMs for your what you have been promised, sometimes for MONTHS teaches people PERSISTENCE! ENDURANCE and DETERMINATION! (as often those android OEMS will ignore the heck out of you… )
and as your battery drains, bugs creep out, apps are not consistent, and multiple taps bring no response.. that teaches teens to overcome FRUSTRATION.
also having an android device will also teach them not to be SNOBs. C’mon when is the LAST TIME YOU SAW A KID BRAG ABOUT HIS XOOM or FLAUNT it at Starbucks? (android as as good about reducing snobbism as brown ZUNES. )
AND (perhaps most important) …
when these teens become adults and enter working life more likely than not they will be faced with a WINDOWS PC!
who will be more well EQUIPPED to deal with Blue Screens, Conficker and a clunky interface… ??? POOH! the answer OBVIOUS… ANDROID TRAINED KIDS!!
‘enuff said. Parents do you Teens a FAVOUR get them Androids.
I can’t wait to see the return rates of Android tablets after Christmas.
you Sir have made my day. i am laughing my ass off an i thank you ANDROID =) Praize the ANDROID for making me laugh
i guess you’re the one who are PARANOID and FRUSTATED
GREAT post. Like T. C. Mits with attitude!
What is this, the 3rd MDN article based on some article based on the original Piper Jaffray report?
We get the point.
Next!