Republicans
46% of Republicans believe tablets will replace laptops
January 10, 2012: 7:57 AM ETAnd assorted other findings from a national poll of 1,555 registered voters
The question put out there by Poll Position was:
Do you think electronic tablets, such as Apple's (AAPL) iPad, will eventually take the place of laptop computers?
Among results (margin of error +/- 3%):
- Overall, 46% of respondents said yes, 34.8% said no, 19.2% had no opinion
- Women (39.2% yes) were more skeptical than men (53.2%)
- 18-29 year olds (36.5% yes) were more skeptical than 30-44 year olds (53%)
- Independents had more trouble making up their minds (21.9% had no opinion) than registered Republicans (49.9% yes) or Democrats (44.8% yes)
- Seniors 65 years old and over were, understandably, the most ambivalent (42.1% had no opinion)
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Poll: Apple's future is brighter than Google's or Facebook's
Republicans, Hispanics and young Americans ages 18-29 see it as particularly bright
A national survey of 1,066 registered voters conducted by Poll Position on Oct. 30, three and a half weeks after Steve Jobs' death, asked which of three high-tech companies -- Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) or Facebook -- had the brightest future.
As you can see by the results, Apple with 43.6% came out well ahead of Google (25.9%) and Facebook MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Nov 1, 2011 2:01 PM ETPosted in: Apple, Facebook, Google, Hispanics, iPod, Poll, Poll Position, Republicans, Steve Jobs, Survey -
Google woos the Republicans
Known for its leftward leanings, the tech giant is beginning to pay a whole lot more attention to the GOP.
By Tory Newmyer, writer
House Republicans were still unpacking their boxes in the first week of January when outgoing Google CEO Eric Schmidt showed up with a tantalizing offer: Since the GOP had reclaimed power in part on promises to make government more transparent, Google could volunteer its vast technical know-how to MORE
Feb 16, 2011 5:00 AM ETPosted in: Democrats, Eric Schmidt, Google, ITA Software, lobbyists, Republicans, Seth Webb, Washington -
Free minds, free markets ... free networks?
What does it means to be a libertarian in the digital age? Tim Lee is just the man to ask.
Many computer geeks are also libertarians, so it's not too surprising to hear Tim Lee proudly describe himself as a member of both groups. No, what makes Lee unusual is his passion for figuring out exactly what it means to be both a libertarian and a technophile. What's the best way to MORE
Scott Woolley - Dec 16, 2010 3:00 AM ETPosted in: Cato Institute, Coase Theorem, Libertarian, Libertarianism, politics, Republicans, Ronald Coase, United States
