PC users open the modern application frequency less than once a day

Computer store news: Microsoft has been saying that Windows 8 is an important step in the PC industry revolution. Although Windows 8 is still a system for traditional keyboard and mouse operations, the best part of it is the Modern UI, which is designed for touchscreen devices. Microsoft is always encouraging developers to develop applications under the Modern UI, which will be available in the Windows Store for users to purchase.

But today a report from Soluto points out that the percentage of Win8 users actually using Modern applications is very small. The Israeli research institute locked in 10,848 Windows 8 PCs and analyzed 313,142 Modern applications. The results show that 60.78% of Windows 8 desktop PC users open the Modern application less frequently than once a day, 59.88% of notebook users open the Modern application less frequently than once a day, and the touch notebook user's data also reached 58.10%. The percentage of users who open the Modern application less than once a day for Windows 8 tablet users is 44.38%. Soluto said that according to their statistics, Windows 8 tablet users run the Modern application on average 2.71 times a day, while touch-screen notebook users have 2.22 times. Windows 8 notebook users without a touch screen open the Modern application 1.51 times a day, and the desktop PC user is 1.41 times. In all the statistics of Modern applications, Soluto's data shows that Microsoft's Communication communication applications (including mail, contacts, information, calendars, etc.) are used most frequently, and 85.84% of Windows 8 users open these applications at least once a day, opening an average of 4.40 a week. Times. The report also mentioned that the top 9 of the top 10 Modern applications for Windows 8 users were developed by Microsoft, the only exception being Netflix in seventh place. Soluto said that although the data does not indicate too many problems, it is clear that non-touch Windows 8 users use the Modern application very often every day, and even Windows 8 device users with touch screens do not actually use the Modern application. In addition, the user's most sticky Modern application is Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Mail. Soluto took a more detailed look at the Modern application and found that desktop users using the app opened the application 25.59 times a week, and notebook users opened 24.52 times a week, while notebook and tablet users who supported touch-screen operations turned on. The number of applications is even less, Souto pointed out: "Yahoo! Mail is a fascinating application, the data shows its users 1. Love Yahoo! Mail, 2. Like its Metro UI design. ”