70% of mobile users don't download apps

Over 70 per cent of mobile phone users have never downloaded an application to their mobile device, according to a recent survey, reports TechRadar.

VoIP specialist Skype published the data this week from the recent Zogby survey of over 3000 mobile phone users in the US, Japan, Spain and the UK which it claims shows a major discrepancy.

Highlights of the findings include:

- 62% do not yet view their mobile device as an extension of their computer.

- Only 23% feel that they have more or the same level of control over their mobile device as they have over their computer.

- 67% want to be able to choose their mobile applications for themselves, rather than have their carriers choose for them.

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emily | 5:01 PM | Cell Phone Apps Random Stats |
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