Re:Apple reports fourth quarter results
by curious_riddler on Saturday November 01, 2025 @03:09AM
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Apparently the anxiety of making big purchases on phones is only a thing for the millennials and not really a thing for the younger generation.
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Re:Apple reports fourth quarter results
by fragmede on Saturday November 01, 2025 @04:01AM
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Which it should be noted, may not even have a laptop. Probably not a desktop even.
Re:Apple reports fourth quarter results
by rkomorn on Saturday November 01, 2025 @04:13AM
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> Probably not a desktop even.
I'd be more surprised if they had a desktop than a laptop.
Re:Apple reports fourth quarter results
by dividedbyzero on Saturday November 01, 2025 @05:55AM
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Gaming PCs are very often desktops, though I think those tend to be used more like consoles nowadays, not general purpose computers.
Re:Apple reports fourth quarter results
by rkomorn on Saturday November 01, 2025 @06:09AM
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My anecdata is that the households I know that have desktops are gamers, yes, but:
- the desktops in question tend to be "exclusively" used by one member of the household
- the desktop owners usually also have a laptop
- the desktop-owning households are well in the minority of households I know
Old-ish data, but US Census states that 81% of American households have at least one laptop or desktop. Tablets at 61%.
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/computer...
I’m wondering what the sample size is for this assessment. I know gen z people that don’t buy stuff on Amazon out of anxiety, let alone booking a 4 figure flight.
Let’s not forget that a plurality exists.