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>> the smartphone emerging as the platform of choice vs the desktop browser

> This is repeated from blog to blog but is it really true?

Just an anecdote: In our household, we have multiple tablets, laptops, and a mid-tier desktop with a huge beautiful screen.

My wife prefers 99% of the time to do everything on her iPhone 5s.

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Does she spend most of her time in a web browser or a dedicated app of one kind or another?

My girlfriend does everything on her iPhone 5c.

From the occasional glances, she's mostly doing one of these:

1. Playing a game

2. Browsing on online clothing shops, both mobile websites and native apps

3. Keeping up with friends and colleagues via Whatsapp

4. Pinterest

5. Facebook

So I'd say most of her time is spent in native apps.

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Many thanks for the response. It's also what I observe other mobile-centric people around me do. They don't spend a ton of time in the browser, but they do use it. It's encouraging, in a way. Sort of like a slow computing movement.

Native apps, here, as well. In fact, whenever she's complaining about UX, it's always browser based.

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