Attention Americans, will you please put down your iPads [could be replaced with iPhones, iPods, or iMacs]! How is it that 50% of U.S households currently have at least one Apple device at home, while married couples only make up 48% of these households?! It’s ironic how I’m currently writing this blog post on my 13-inch MacBook, sporting the iconic white Apple earphones, as I listen to my iTunes library on repeat. I may be nowhere near marriage, but this begs the question in my mind … if I have 3 Apple products now, how many will I have when I’m older?
Granted that 2% discrepancy may be small, but this just proves how attached we are as consumers to our iDevices! The research is out people, there is no turning back now (and I am certainly no exception to the stats). Steve Jobs left a legacy behind that is currently eating up the electronics market in the U.S, and no one can stop it.
To be fair, even though I am the apparent norm these days with my 3 Apple products, I was still quite shocked to read this article due to the simple fact that Apple devices are not cheap! And yet 50% of American homes have AT LEAST 1 product. If you thought that was crazy, wait until you hear this. A (unscientific) study showed that 28% of iPhone users would legitimately rather go 1 week without seeing their significant other than giving up their iPhone.
My friends will label me as the tech-nerd, I’ll admit, but this is still shocking news to me. We pay big bucks for our products and I believe we should cherish them; however, should we do so more than our loved ones? When did the computer replace companionship?
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