Comment by arkades
8 years ago
Your post and his comment do not contradict one another. Or rather, your interpretation of the data in that post is shaky.
Consistent with the data presented in that post:
-I download lots of one-time-use apps. They're useful, and I won't use a phone without them, and then uninstall them in a week (eg, city specific apps when traveling)
- I download lots of special use apps that contribute few app-hours most of the time, but are super critical when I need them (hiking apps when hiking, service-specific references when I'm working in the relevant department, etc)
-I download games (lots of them), play with them for a while, and then uninstall for a new game. Yeah, most are gone in a week or a month, but the ongoing process is valuable to me.
(Edit addendum:
-I have apps I use quasi-frequently and that contribute very few app-hours of interaction, but are still valuable. Eg, the couple minutes a day I use a task list, the five minutes a week I use FreshDirect, etc.)
And then, yes, there are a handful of core apps that get most of my usage (outlook, kindle, Netflix, messages, safari).
This is entirely consistent with those stats, and still places enormous value on the app ecosystem.
In your comment there are many uses of I. But that isn't how other people generally use their phones - if you can be bothered to look at any data.
It seems pretty clear you skimmed my post without reading it (since I bookended it start and finish with the central assertion that the data you presented is consistent with the use case I described.)
If you want to edit your comment to take it in a more fruitful direction, no one will hold it against you. You're not the first person to skim a long post.
The point is that his use is entirely consistent with the data yet you assume it somehow is not
The data you provided does not support your claim that that isn't how other people use their phones.
In what industry do you work?
Healthcare