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In a USA Today article by Roger Yu,
Seems to raise the question of "Considering what I paid for that smartphone, just what value did I get"?
Of smartphone owners, 68% open only five or fewer apps at least once a week, finds a survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. Seventeen percent don't use any apps. About 42% of all U.S. adults have phones with apps, Pew estimates.
"The novelty wears off," says Pew researcher Kristen Purcell.
An app that's retained by 30% of downloaders is considered "sticky," says Anindya Datta, founder of Mobilewalla, an app analytic firm.
"We are constantly deleting them. That's why the number of downloads is a very poor measure of how popular an app is," he says, estimating 80% to 90% of apps are eventually deleted.
"The novelty wears off," says Pew researcher Kristen Purcell.
An app that's retained by 30% of downloaders is considered "sticky," says Anindya Datta, founder of Mobilewalla, an app analytic firm.
"We are constantly deleting them. That's why the number of downloads is a very poor measure of how popular an app is," he says, estimating 80% to 90% of apps are eventually deleted.
Seems to raise the question of "Considering what I paid for that smartphone, just what value did I get"?
