Steve Jobs and Apple already knew it, but a Harris Interactive study backed by Microsoft and Dell found that 50 percent of respondents said the computer was more important than any other digital device they own, including CD players, cell phones and DVD players, as reported by CNET News .
The “2002 International Digital Lifestyle” study polled 1,500 people in the U.S. and Europe who own a computer and at least one other digital device (though no questions were asked about TV use). Such folks comprise a “prime target market” for consumer electronics makers.
Other findings of the “2002 International Digital Lifestyle” report:
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