I wonder whether it counts people who use internet, but don't know it. My grandma uses her phone to chat with me, check the weather, recipes and news. But if you ask her whether she uses internet or not - she'd say no and she has no use for it.
No you could say, because you don't use it at home and you use an appliance. But then is your grandma using the internet, because she uses a bunch of appliances, too? And someone who uses the internet through an internet cafe, something very common in some asian countries, wouldn't be "using" it either as they are not at home.
Basically all modern cars built in the last 5 years send telemetry data back to their manufacturers. Is driving a Mercedes EQS/Tesla usage of the internet?
Drove a sedan from 2008. Had over 150k miles on it. Still drives fine, next owner might be able to get another 50k miles from it.
When it doesn’t work I can see what’s wrong by looking at it, and can fix it myself with cheap parts that are available everywhere. It’s cost me €200 in maintenance in the last three years.
Conversely I stupidly bought a 2016 truck last year and just sent it to be scrapped, as it has been absolutely nothing but trouble, has cost me about €8,000 to repeatedly repair, and it then still needed a new engine, computer, and gearbox - I’ve driven it maybe 100km and it just keeps falling apart.
They’re getting seriously good at the planned obsolescence bit.
I only have 300,000 miles, so you win on mileage.
It's true that it's possible to live without access to the Network, people did up until the Treaty of Bern (in 1874) - it is also possible to live without access to electricity, or fresh water and people did that too, they're still utilities.
Im not sure a person using an internet connected ATM would count, or a person who uses the internet in some form at work but does not have a broadband connection at home etc
If you count indirect usage, I suspect the figure is much higher - ie do we really believe that c13% of Europe manages to get through a month without using the internet in any form? I’m a bit sceptical on this data as it appears to be poorly explained in terms of methodology (and some is even just forecast through a model).
Because the statement is technically true, but basically meaningless... Cars don't need to exist, modern medicine doesn't need to exist, electric lightbulbs don't need to exist. But they all provide conveniences and functionality that most people seem to appreciate, and would not be willing to part with.