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Mobile Computer Users Are Now in the Majority, According to MetaFacts Busy Mobiles Profile Report

"Corporate road warriors have been swarmed by busy consumers," said Dan Ness, Principal Analyst at MetaFacts. The large-scale nationwide survey found that 44% of the mobile PCs used 40 or more hours per week are owned by households, 31% are owned by large businesses, and 25% by small & medium businesses, education, and government.

"There are many busy mobile PC users," said Dan Ness, Principal Analyst at MetaFacts. "Nearly 13 million American adults use a notebook or tablet PC 40 or more hours per week, and 60% of these active users regularly use three or more PCs, moving between home, work, and publicly-owned PCs."

The busiest mobile PCs are not as mobile as might be expected -- 43% are used in only one location, 13% are used in two locations, and 44% are used in three or more locations.

"Mobile computing is a sport for the young," said Dan Ness, Principal Analyst at MetaFacts. "Nearly one-third (31%) of the busiest mobile users are males age 18 to 34, almost a quarter (23%) are females age 18 to 34, and one- sixth (16%) are males age 35 to 44."

Other findings in the Busy Mobiles Profile Report include:

-- Dell is strongest among busy mobiles and for Apple, it's a strong segment

-- More than three-fourths (76%) of the busiest mobile PC users spend more time with their PC(s) than watching TV

-- Seven of 22 occupational groups use over half of the busiest mobile PCs

-- Busy Mobile PC Households are above average in their use of consumer electronics, and have above-average buying plans for additional High- Definition TVs (HDTV), digital video recorders, and even Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes for older TVs

-- Busy Mobile PC Users are uniquely tied to their PCs with instant messaging, streaming music, and maintaining their calendars.

The Busy Mobiles Profile Report is based on surveys with over 10,000 American adults by telephone and online as part of the Technology User Profile 2008 Annual Edition study.

The Busy Mobiles Profile Report is available for immediate purchase through the MetaFacts online store at the MetaFacts website -- http://www.metafacts.com

MetaFacts recently released the Technology User Profile 2008 Annual Edition and the Apple Profile Report, and will also soon be releasing research on the market shifts and profiles for Windows Vista, Digital Imaging, Workplace PCs, Home PCs, Web Creators, Printers, and other areas. These Profile Reports are syndicated market research reports covering a series of specific topics, revealing the changing patterns of technology adoption and use in American households and businesses. Interested technology professionals may sign up at http://www.metafacts.com for complimentary periodic snapshots of technology markets, called TUPdates.

About MetaFacts

MetaFacts, Inc. is a national market research firm focusing exclusively on the technology industries. MetaFacts' Technology User Profile survey is the longest-running, large-scale comprehensive study of its kind, conducted continuously since 1983. The detailed results are a long-time primary marketing resource for Fortune 1000 companies providing consumer-oriented technology products and services, such as PCs, printers, peripherals, mobile computing, and related services and products.

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