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Rough anecdotal polling from my experience on the Boston-area commuter rail in from the suburbs: I see more iPhones than Kindles, but way more Kindles than iPad
by far33d 16y ago
Rough anecdotal polling from my experience on the Boston-area commuter rail in from the suburbs: I see more iPhones than Kindles, but way more Kindles than iPads. People on iPhones are often playing games, not reading.
Kindles are surprisingly popular with older women. I suspect it's because it does its one task really well and is much less technically intimidating for non-savvy users. I own one and use it periodically, but prefer traveling with the iPhone so I avoid having 3 devices at all times.
I think the Kindle will continue to be popular with older commuters - it's easy on the eyes, simple to use, and doesn't have a lot of technological baggage.
- brilliant 16y agoGo to the park or beach. You won't see too many people using tablets or phones with backlit screens because they don't work in sunlight.
- CamperBob 16y agoPeople love to keep saying that, but it's horseshit. The iPhone screen is perfectly usable in the brightest sunlight if you crank up the brightness to the max.
- swombat 16y agoI've never had any issue using my iPhone in sunlight. Granted, I live in London, where bright sunlight is like a rare delicacy, even in the summer (glances out the window... yeah..), but still, the point remains - I have never had any trouble reading my iPhone even with direct sunlight on it.
- jacoblyles 16y agoThe iPad is supply-constrained. Apple has sold every unit they've made. So, even if it were twice as popular you wouldn't see any more on your commute.