Nearly 1 in 10 Americans Would Rather Sleep in the Slammer than Deal with a Chronically Slow Computer

NEW YORK, June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent study commissioned by Slimware Utilities and conducted online by Harris Poll, we're a procrastination nation with some serious digital baggage. Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc., a leader in PC optimization solutions, today announced findings from its survey which reveal a few peculiar consumer sentiments and procrastination tendencies when it comes to upkeep of their digital devices (computers, smartphones and tablets). Among the findings:

• Nearly 1 in 10 Americans would rather spend the night in jail than combat a chronically slow computer.
• More than half of Americans who own a computer (58 percent) require at least one prompt before they will run an update and 10 percent update their computers after a whopping 10 prompts or more.
• Other unpleasant activities consumers would rather endure than deal with a slow computer include:
  • Cleaning out a dirty cat litter box (31 percent)
  • Run a marathon (15 percent)
  • Take/retake the SATs (12 percent)

"While consumers understand the need for updating devices, our survey found that 1 out of every 10 computer owners hit 'ignore' or 'remind me later' at least 10 times before allowing their computer to update," said Bob Bryant, CTO of Slimware Utilities. "There is a digital disconnect with consumers who expect their device to be running at top speed at all times, but don't take the time to do what's necessary for upkeep."
The "Consumer Digital Device Upkeep, Sentiments and Habits Survey" was conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of Slimware Utilities from April 7-11, 2016 among 2,157 U.S. adults age 18 and older. Further results include:
Do your digital chores
Like a nagging mother, most digital devices will prompt users to do their chores – that is, the digital ones. But often times it's not enough.

• 87 percent of Americans who own a smartphone wait to be prompted to update their software.
• Specifically, nearly nine in 10 computer owners (89 percent) wait to be prompted to update their computer.
• Some people never update their software on their respective devices: computer owners (5 percent), smartphone owners (7 percent), tablet owners (8 percent).

Procrastination nation
While consumers procrastinate to update their software, it's no surprise many of them wait to do something about it before it's too late. Nearly 1 in 10 of computer owners who hesitate to upgrade their software say they wait until their device is no longer functioning properly. Why?

• 47 percent say it takes too long
• 27 percent are afraid it will make their mobile/computing experience worse
• 22 percent are afraid they will lose their files

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