Are you going to upgrade to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard? (Poll Closed)
Yes, on Friday! 34.58% (74 votes) Yes, within 60 days 22.9% (49 votes) Yes, eventually 7.48% (16 votes) Only when I get a new Mac 4.67% (10 votes) I'm still thinking it over 3.27% (7 votes) No, because I have a PowerPC Mac that can't run it 3.74% (8 votes) No, because it doesn't sound worth $29 1.4% (3 votes) No, because I'm worried it'll cause problems 0% (0 votes) No, because I don't have a Mac and don't plan to get one 19.16% (41 votes) Total Votes: 214
Take Our Poll Is it a good idea for Apple to make TVs? (Poll Closed)
Yes, but only if they're really innovative 36.06% (75 votes) I'd be interested in even a pretty straightforward Apple TV 12.02% (25 votes) It would probably be a bit of a wild goose chase 14.9% (31 votes) It would be a horrible idea 26.92% (56 votes) No opinion 6.25% (13 votes) Total Votes: 208
Take Our Poll How old is your cell phone? (Poll Closed)
Less than six months old 29.07% (157 votes) Six months to a year old 19.07% (103 votes) One to two years old 25.37% (137 votes) Two to three years old 14.07% (76 votes) Three to five years old 8.33% (45 votes) Five years or more old 1.48% (8 votes) I don't have a cell phone 2.41% (13 votes) Total Votes: 540
Take Our Poll Do you have a smartphone? (Poll Closed)
Yes, I do 50.17% (296 votes) No, but I plan to get one 18.64% (110 votes) No, and I have no plans to get one 28.98% (171 votes) Total Votes: 590
Take Our Poll What's the future look like for Microsoft's Windows Mobile phone OS (Poll Closed)
Longterm, it'll beat the iPhone 3.52% (7 votes) It'll compete well with the iPhone in terms of overall usefulness, innovation, and popularity 8.54% (17 votes) It'll stay well behind the iPhone, but still do quite well 8.54% (17 votes) It'll lag, but its sheer market base will keep it going 23.62% (47 votes) It'll nosedive 12.06% (24 votes) Windows Mobile is doomed 36.68% (73 votes) It's impossible to answer these sorts of questions 4.52% (9 votes) No opinion 1.01% (2 votes) Total Votes: 199
Take Our Poll What's the future look like for RIM's BlackBerry? (Poll Closed)
Longterm, it'll beat the iPhone 14.72% (34 votes) It'll compete well with the iPhone in terms of overall usefulness, innovation and popularity 30.74% (71 votes) It'll fall well behind the iPhone, but still do quite well 21.21% (49 votes) It'll start to flag, but its sheer market base will keep it going 16.88% (39 votes) It's going to take a sharp nosedive 5.19% (12 votes) The BlackBerry is doomed 3.46% (8 votes) It's impossible to answer these sort of questions 3.9% (9 votes) No opinion 0.87% (2 votes) Total Votes: 231
Take Our Poll Do you worry about Google's dominance of Web search? (Poll Closed)
Yes, I think it's abusing its power 19.54% (51 votes) Yes, the company tries to do the right thing but it's unhealthy for one company to be so powerful 34.1% (89 votes) I don't think about it one way or another 10.73% (28 votes) No, if Google does anything inappropriate consumers will go elsewhere 23.37% (61 votes) No, I see no risk of Google's actions being bad for consumers 12.26% (32 votes) Total Votes: 261
Take Our Poll When will Apple announce a tablet? (Poll Closed)
September 2009 19.65% (34 votes) October-December 2009 16.76% (29 votes) First half of 2010 35.84% (62 votes) Second half of 2010 4.62% (8 votes) Total Votes: 173
Take Our Poll What's the overall state of Microsoft? (Poll Closed)
Its fortunes seem poised to improve 22.68% (61 votes) It's headed for decline 18.96% (51 votes) It'll continue to do about the same 18.22% (49 votes) It's doing okay now, but the long-term prospects aren't good 22.3% (60 votes) It's such a large and complicated company that this question is impossible to answer 15.61% (42 votes) Total Votes: 269
Take Our Poll So what's the state of the U.S. Patent System? (Poll Closed)
It's fine as is--sorry, complainers 1.06% (2 votes) It has a few flaws but it's not fundamentally broken 7.94% (15 votes) Neutral/no opinion 4.23% (8 votes) It's in pretty bad shape 20.63% (39 votes) It's utterly broken and needs to be rebuilt from the ground up 34.39% (65 votes) Software should not be patentable 24.87% (47 votes) Patents should be abolished, period 6.88% (13 votes) Total Votes: 189
Take Our Poll Should Microsoft actively work to kill off IE6? (Poll Closed)
Yes, it do everything it can to get users onto a newer browser, right now 59.83% (207 votes) Yes, it should at least discontinue support for IE6 in the immediate future 18.5% (64 votes) No, it's ultimately the user's decision 18.21% (63 votes) Total Votes: 346
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Take Our Poll When do you typically get online in the morning? (Poll Closed)
The moment I wake--I keep my computer (or phone) at bedside 44.63% (158 votes) Early, but I've been known to have a cup of coffee or walk the dog first 33.62% (119 votes) Within an hour or two of rising, but I'm not obssessive about it 15.82% (56 votes) Hours pass sometimes 3.67% (13 votes) I've been known to go entire days without accessing the Internet 2.26% (8 votes) Total Votes: 354
Take Our Poll Should Web browsers have built-in ad blocking? (Poll Closed)
Yes, and it should be turned on by default 39.29% (167 votes) Yes, but it should be off by default 15.53% (66 votes) No, ad blocking is great but plug-ins are fine 23.53% (100 votes) No, it would destroy the Web as we know it 17.88% (76 votes) No opinion 1.18% (5 votes) Total Votes: 425
Take Our Poll What's your stance on Denial of Service attacks like the one directed at Twitter today? (Poll Closed)
I find them terrifying acts of cyberterrorism 5.26% (11 votes) They're pretty disturbing 19.62% (41 votes) They're mildly annoying 25.84% (54 votes) They don't matter one way or the other 8.13% (17 votes) They're useful proof of the Web's basic fragility 36.84% (77 votes) Total Votes: 209
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I’ve been having fun asking you guys daily questions in the form of T-Polls, and judging from the results, you’ve been having fun answering them. For the sake of posterity, I’ve closed voting on most of ’em to date. After the jump, your final verdict on tech topics of all sorts, from whether browsers should have ad-blockers (the majority say yes) to the state of the U.S. patent system (bad!)…
August 26th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Great polls. The poll rated the patent system pretty poorly, it would be great to see a good list of those complaints.