Comments on: Will baby boomers adopt smartphones? http://startupmusings.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/will-baby-boomers-adopt-smartphones/ Life in the Boston high-tech startup landscape Sat, 25 May 2013 19:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Elaine Chen http://startupmusings.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/will-baby-boomers-adopt-smartphones/#comment-99 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:23:26 +0000 http://startupmusings.com/?p=629#comment-99 Esther, you are absolutely right – ease of use + benefits + excellent cost-to-benefit ratio are prerequisites to adoption. I can’t wait to see how the iPad adoption plays out in the next 6-12 months.

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]]> By: Esther Surden http://startupmusings.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/will-baby-boomers-adopt-smartphones/#comment-97 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:46:03 +0000 http://startupmusings.com/?p=629#comment-97 I think you missed one key ingredient in the adoption of smart phones by boomers: Ease of Use. That’s why the iPhone has become so popular with this group and why I predict that the iPad, once price come down, will become popular as well. As soon as smart phones become easy enough to use without reading an instruction manual or needing my blog to figure them out, I believe adoption by boomers will skyrocket.
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