Report: Apple Boasts 89 Percent Retention Rate, RIM Users Less Loyal

Release Date 23 Sep, 2011 in PC Magazine

Why I'm Not One of the 89 Percent Getting Another iPhone PCWorld (blog) - Jared Newman - 23 Sep, 2011 Whenever I tell someone that my next phone probably won't be an iPhone, the reaction is always the same: the eyes widen and the tone of voice shifts to complete surprise. "Why not? ...
	Survey: 31 percent of Android users eyeing switch to iPhone CNET - David Carnoy - 23 Sep, 2011 According to a survey done by UBS Research, 31 percent of Android users are contemplating a switch to iPhone. We know how passionate Android users can be because we hear from them regularly in our comments section. But what's a little surprising is ...
RIM and Nokia hemorrhaging customers to Apple ZDNet (blog) - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes - 23 Sep, 2011 Summary: Customers are so happy with their iPhone that 89% are planning to stick with with Apple. According to a survey by UBS, handset makers RIM and Nokia are hemorrhaging customers to Apple. ...
Report: Apple Boasts 89 Percent Retention Rate, RIM Users Less Loyal PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 23 Sep, 2011 Do you have an iPhone? Chances are, you'll stick with that Apple smartphone for quite some time rather than switching to Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone, according to new data from UBS. Apple has an 89 percent retention rate, ...
BlackBerry falls behind combined Android, iPhone use in workplace Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - 23 Sep, 2011 Computerworld - More workers use iPhone and Android smartphones combined than BlackBerry smartphones, according to a survey of 1681 US-based workers released Thursday by Forrester Research. That finding amplifies what many have known ...
Despite Significant Security Concerns, Few Smartphone Owners Have Actually ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - ‎Sep 21, 2011‎ According to The NPD Group's"Emerging Technology Trends: Mobile Security" report, only 6 percent of iPhone users have installed security software on their devices. According to a new report from The NPD Group, a leading market research company, ...
	Does Apple Need Both iPhone 4S & iPhone 5 To Fight Android? ITProPortal - 23 Sep, 2011 The iPhone 4S could be a key player in Apple's iOS war against Google's Android. eWeek's Nikolas Kolakowski suggests that a mid-range iPhone could actually be the perfect solution for Apple to counterattack the rich diversity of Android fueled ...
iPhone Planned Retention Rate Sits at 89% with Consumers iSource - Alex Jordan - 23 Sep, 2011 UBS, a research firm, has issued a report regarding the retention rates of smartphone users. In the report they based “customer loyalty” on whether customer planned to purchase their next handset from the same ...
If You Own An iPhone There's An 89% Chance You'll Stay Loyal, HTC Next At 33% GizmoCrunch - Samuel Miller - 23 Sep, 2011 Well what do we have here. Another iPhone vs Android survey? Yup, and this one puts the iPhone in best light. AppleInsider reports: "A whopping 89 percent of iPhone owners have indicated they will stick with Apple for their next handset, dwarfing all ...
	iPhone retention rate at a remarkable 89 percent Mobile Computing News - 23 Sep, 2011 By Wilson • Sep 23rd, 2011 • Category: Industry News If ever one needed evidence of how committed iPhone users were to their smartphone choice, a recent survey by investment Bank UBS has found that 89 percent of current iPhone users planned to make ...
	Apple Customer Retention Rate at 89 Percent; 55 Percent Stick with Android GizmoCrave - 23 Sep, 2011 We have great phones which run Android. We have the iPhones from Apple. But which ones are preferred by most? And which one has more loyal customers? The answers are there in the survey conducted by the UBS Investment Research. ...
Retention is Apple's key to iPhone success: report Econsultancy (blog) - Patricio Robles - 23 Sep, 2011 Apple is arguably the most dominant company in the mobile market today, but its dominance doesn't depend on market share. Indeed, America's most valuable company doesn't dominate mobile market share, but it does reap the majority of the profit. ...
	Android OS Still Double iOS in US Phones Review - 23 Sep, 2011 I know the iOS faithful will still cry its due to there only being one Apple smartphone, but that is by the by and not the point, the point is that Android still rules the roost in the United States when it comes to OS market share, and in fact is ...
	9 out of 10 iPhone users will buy another iPhone CNET UK - Rich Trenholm - 23 Sep, 2011 9 out of 10 iPhone owners plan to take another bite of the Apple. That's according to research from investment bank UBS about which mobile ecosystems users want to stick with when the time comes for a new ...
Apple's (AAPL) iPhone Retention Rate Ranges Between 89%-94% StreetInsider.com (subscription) - 23 Sep, 2011 UBS conducted a survey which showed Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone has an 89 percent retention rate -- over double the roughly 39 percent held by its main rival HTC. The retention rate for RIM's (Nasdaq: RIMM) Blackberry tumbled sharply from 62 percent ...
Survey Says iPhone Has Highest Retention Rate at 89%, HTC Second with 39% Geekosystem - James Plafke - 23 Sep, 2011 According to a new survey by UBS Investment Research which polled 515 international “high-end customers,” Apple's iPhone has the highest retention rate among smartphone users, with an enormous 89 percent ...
Apple's iPhone holds 89% retention San Francisco Business Times - 23 Sep, 2011 Apple Inc. 's iPhone is maintaining the highest retention rate among smart phones, All Things D reports. The popular phone is holding an 89 percent retention rate, when other smart phones are failing to retain consumers, according to a survey conducted ...
iPhone Users Are The Most Faithful Out There, While BlackBerry Owners Are Fickle Cult of Mac - Ed Sutherland - 23 Sep, 2011 The iPhone is the equivalent of fly-paper when it comes to keeping customers. The Apple smartphone has at least an 89 percent allegiance, twice that of the closest Android handset, according to a Wall Street ...
45% of Android users to upgrade to rival phone OSes Reg Hardware - Tony Smith - 23 Sep, 2011 Call it the fanboy effect, call it the superior user experience the device offers, but research shows that iPhone owners are much more likely to stick with Apple than are folk who've bought handsets from other ...
Apple holds 89 percent retention rate with iPhone buyers Mobile Burn - Dan Seifert - 23 Sep, 2011 According to a new study of smartphone owners by UBS, a staggering 89 percent of iPhone owners said that they would purchase an iPhone for their next smartphone as well. The next closest manufacturer to Apple in terms of retention was HTC, ...
Apple iPhone Has The Highest Brand Loyalty: UBS Survey OnlyGizmos - 23 Sep, 2011 by Shaun Tassavur on 23rd September 2011 Yes, we all love Apple and wish to own the iPhone at some point in time. And as per the recent survey called the “Global Telecom Equipment Analyser” report by analysts at an investment bank UBS, iPhone users are ...
	Apple iPhone fans are most loyal, says survey Recombu - Richard Wordsworth - 23 Sep, 2011 Brace yourselves, readers: a new survey has revealed that iPhone users are the least likely among mobile owners to switch to another brand of handset. The survey, conducted by UBS, ...
89 per cent of iPhone users staying committed to Apple Know Your Mobile (blog) - Richard Goodwin - 23 Sep, 2011 A recent poll conducted by UBS has revealed that 89 per cent of current iOS users plan to stay with Apple when they upgrade their handsets, which means massive iPhone 5 sales and a good start to 2012 for new Apple CEO Tim Cook. ...
	Study: iPhone users ambivalent toward security threats myce.com - 23 Sep, 2011 No web-connected device is safe from the perils of viruses, malware and spam �" not even smartphones. Considering the mobile industry's recent boom, it's likely that threat will only grow. Online scam artists go where the action is; the more people ...
	Apple iPhone 4S Revised To Arrive 21st October? Online Social Media - Maddy Rowe - 23 Sep, 2011 Apple's new iPhone 5 handset is expected to now launch on October 4th in a scheduled media event, to take place in San Francisco, of course when the time comes we will be hot on the trail of any updates. If the new Apple addition gets announced on that ...
89% of iPhone owners to buy iPhone 5, survey reveals uSwitch.com (Tech) - Dew Alam - 23 Sep, 2011 9 out of 10 current iPhone owners intend to upgrade to Apple's next handset, a latest survey by investment bank UBS has found. A staggering 89 per cent of iFans said they would not migrate to other manufacturers, more than twice that of Cupertino's ...
Apple's iPhone Has an 89 Percent Retention Rate All Things Digital - John Paczkowski - 23 Sep, 2011 At a time when consumer retention rates for most smartphone vendors are falling, the iPhone's is at an all-time high, double that of even its closest competitor. According to a survey conducted by UBS, Apple has an 89 percent retention rate �" far, ...
	iPhone Has 89% Retention Rate Social Barrel - Solon Harmony Dolor - 23 Sep, 2011 The iPhone has the biggest retention rate among phones in a new study conducted by UBS, a report from AppleInsider reveals. The iPhone has a retention rate of 89 percent, a new study from UBS says. Image: Florin Hatmanu / Flickr (CC) According to the ...
Apps That Pay You Back WHNT - 23 Sep, 2011 Tired of paying big bucks for your smartphone? Are bills just way too high? You might be surprised to learn there are free apps out there that can save or make you money �" through rewards, discounts and sometimes even a salary! ...
	UBS study shows 89% of iPhone owners plan to buy Apple again GSMArena.com - 23 Sep, 2011 The holiday season is coming and people are starting to think what they can replace their aging phone with. Analysts at UBS did a survey, which revealed interesting stats about retention rates - that is how many people plan to stick with the same maker ...