We're Just Not That Into You, iPhone Apps

maximus1 writes "A new report compiled by iPhone analytics firm Pinch Media finds the majority of people stop using apps the day after they download them, and only 1 percent develop a long-term relationship with any given app. Instead, most tend to lose interest after a few minutes, according to this article. Paid apps fare slightly better. 30% of the people downloading a paid app return the next day compared to 20% who download a free app. No surprises that the survey found that apps that focused on games and entertainment seem to outlast other categories when it comes to long-term love."

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Re:iphone = toy

[NateTech]

Outlook = E-mail and calendar, something iPhone does just fine.
Word = What are you doing editing documents on a phone? If you just need to read them, who cares?
Excel = Maybe the only thing you might complain about on an iPhone, but who the hell does real business spreadsheets on a phone...?

Reality is... you're just as bought into the Windows mobile hype as some people are bought into the iPhone hype. No one uses a phone to do real work on things... it's just a viewport into existing documents and a way to keep in touch with e-mail.