iPhone App Usage Drops Off

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

A study has shown that less than 5 percent of consumers still use their free iPhone applications a month after downloading them. What do you think?

Chris Feyen,
Sales Manager
"Yeah, I stopped using the 'Dial Phone Numbers and Talk' application like two days after getting it."

Katy Heller,
Snowplow Operator
"If I were interested in anything free, I wouldn't have an iPhone."

Duane LaRocco,
Forms Developer
"I got that Obama iFan app, but about a week ago I got really bored with Obama being president."

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