Survey Shows 29% Japanese Consider iPhone Switch

Another good piece of news to build up the momentum before iPhone 3G is released this Friday July 11. This time it is from a survey published by kakaku.com, a price comparison portal in Japan for home appliances and electronic goods. The survey results show that many are considering purchasing the iPhone 3G, and about 29% of the other carriers’ subscribers are apparently considering switching in order to use iPhone. iPhone 3G will be released by SoftBank Mobile exclusively in Japan on July 11.

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          The survey results showed that the intention of buying the iPhone is strong among the respondents: Those who answered "I have already pre-ordered one," "I will definitely purchase one," "I intend to purchase one" or "I am considering purchasing one" accounted for 50.9% of all respondents, Kakaku.com said.
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Reasons cited for why they want the iPhone 3G include “Because its functions seem interesting”,”Because its design is superior”,”Because its interface seems easy to use” and “Because I like Apple’s products”.

Kakaku.com portal conducted the survey from June 19 to June 25 and received 7,963 responses, about 90% of which are male respondents.

Source: TechOn!