Kim & Kristine Halverson
Compass - Santa Monica, CA
Sisters, Realtors

Awesome! It sounds like a lot of people are on the same page with software! Obviously it's the battle between apple and android as usual! great survey btw.

Sep 10, 2014 04:17 AM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Craig, I am shocked to see the results for the phone, I thought I would be the minority using a Droid phone. Very interesting indeed!

Sep 10, 2014 04:17 AM
Tom White
Franklin Homes Realty LLC (615) 495-0752 or www.FranklinHomesRealty.com - Franklin, TN
Franklin Homes Realty LLC, Franklin TN

Craig, thanks for putting together this survey, and getting us results so quickly! I'm surprised that only 13% are using Macs as their main system, but I have a bias towards Macs! Great job!

Sep 10, 2014 04:26 AM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Craig - Thanks for posting the results - they're interesting and about what I expected to see. I hope the response to the video question will help you get the video class moving again - I do need to get better.

Sep 10, 2014 05:00 AM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Great recap, Craig and I voted on web browser.  I actually use 3, but one is my primary one, so that's how I answered.

Sep 10, 2014 05:13 AM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

thanks Craig...always interesting and my we browser is Chrome...I love it.

Sep 10, 2014 06:40 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Craig: The only big surprise to me was that only 56% have their own Wordpress site. I wonder if any counted the free .com version to skew the numbers a bit. At any rate, many are not harnessing as much power as they could be from their blogging by not having a WP site.

Sep 10, 2014 08:29 AM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

Craig,  I missed the survey.  Let me go back and see if I can still jump in.

Sep 10, 2014 08:39 AM
Renee Eubanks
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Prescott, AZ
Selling Real Estate One Home At A Time.

Great info, Thank you!

I use Google Chrome!

Sep 10, 2014 10:40 AM
Craig Daniels
Tech Training for You! - Staten Island, NY
Technology Instructor/Project Consultant

thanks everyone for coming back to check on the results

glad to see you all here :)

Sep 10, 2014 10:45 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
New Hampshire Home Stager

Well except for a couple, I fell into the majority.  This was great!  Thanks for doing it!

Sep 10, 2014 10:57 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

What a good survey showing what everyone is using. Thanks!

Sep 10, 2014 10:57 AM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Craig thanks so much this was a great idea you had here, interesting information on people. BTW I am the Blackberry hold out. I have a Q10 and love it. I do not like virtual keyboards and have a Bluetooth keyboard for my IPad.

Fine work you are doing here.

Sep 10, 2014 11:03 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Craig, thanks for the results!  I'm surprised by the results for the phone choices as well.  I honestly cannot make a "one" choice of browsers, I think IE, Chrome, and Safari all have their own advantages.

Sep 10, 2014 11:29 AM
Claude Labbe
Real Living | At Home - Washington, DC
Realty for Your Busy Life

Really? A poll hidden within the results?
Crafty.

Voted.

Sep 10, 2014 12:31 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate

Criag,  I am surprised that droids out number iphones.  I am a droid user.

Sep 10, 2014 12:50 PM
Liz and Bill Spear
RE/MAX Elite 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
RE/MAX Elite Warren County OH (Cincinnati/Dayton)

Craig, Thanks for the results summary!  And for me, Firefox is first choice every time. 

Sep 10, 2014 12:56 PM
Robert Hammerstein
Christie's International Real Estate - Hillsdale, NJ
Bergen County NJ Real Estate

Craig Daniels That was very interesting.... I feel affirmed in my decisions now to be using what I am using.... I am kind happy to see that Win 8 is still not popular. I'm still using Win 7 Ultimate version and am quite happy with it even though I think the stability is still not as solid as XP was.... Just my two cents.....

Sep 10, 2014 01:01 PM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I use Chrome.  HOWEVER, I still go look at every blog and every change on my site in IE, because I follow my Google Analytics very carefully and find the largest sect of consumers take that computer home from walmart and start surfing on IE and never know anything different.  So I check all changes, updates ect.. on IE to make sure they are displaying the way I want them to there as well.

Sep 10, 2014 02:10 PM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Craig Daniels I am sure we will see some reversal with the release of iPhone 6! However I like Android!

Sep 10, 2014 02:12 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Craig

Just found these results on Margaret Rone's post - very interesting, and some surprises. I am consistent with some findings, but a bit of a departure from others. XP holdout tile just recently, but I have not heard anything that made me want to jump to Windows 8 so 7 it was

Jeff

Sep 10, 2014 02:12 PM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

I was really surprised by the phone results. I'm not fond of any Apple products, but I was still surprised.

Look forward to your new tutuorials based on the results!

Sep 10, 2014 02:23 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, Keller Williams Fox Cities - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Great survey Craig, I enjoyed the results.

Shocking that 3 percent are not sure what operating system that they use.

I thought that android tablets would have a stronger showing, most of them are better and much less expensive than the ipads.

I was forced into windows 8 a few weeks ago, clearly no planning when they designed this one, I wonder how many people got fired when Bill woke up and realized what they put out there with this one.

 

 

Sep 10, 2014 03:31 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Thanks for the survey results. I was amazed to see more of us use Android than iPhones!

 

Sep 10, 2014 09:03 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Love to see the results of our little group... so many surveys done, the slant is obvious and the opportunity wasted to glean what are the other native using, doing, trying, scoring high or low with. Thanks for the Eagle Scout above and beyond on this one Craig. We are not islands if we can tap in and (ding ding ding...) Survey says.........

Sep 10, 2014 10:08 PM
Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

Very interesting results Craig.  I'm also very surpried at the results of the iphone v. the other phones.  Shocking!

Sep 10, 2014 10:35 PM
Steven Schafer
Exp Realty - Atlantic County - Egg Harbor Township, NJ
CDPE, SFR, ABR, SRES

This is such a great post with lots of useful insights. I almost feel like its one of those post I need to bookmark and refer back to. There's some real jewels in there. A big number of agents have never done a video but when I track my personal web stats I find that as much as 40% of my views can come from mobile devices. There's a message there about having informative home videos attached to every listing. Can't wait for your next post. 

Sep 10, 2014 10:41 PM
Christine Yedo Johnson
RE/MAX Unlimited Inc. - Aurora, CO
ABR CRS CNE SFR

Interesting results.  I may have to look at the apps to see if there are some I may find useful.

Sep 10, 2014 11:28 PM
Christine Yedo Johnson
RE/MAX Unlimited Inc. - Aurora, CO
ABR CRS CNE SFR

You mentioned Windows 9, any idea when it will be released and any insight on the changes?

Sep 10, 2014 11:29 PM
Pat & Wayne Harriman
Harriman Real Estate, LLC (203) 672-4499 - Wallingford, CT
Broker/Owners, Wallingford CT Real Estate

Great info, Craig! I was also surprised to see Android outpolling the iPhone, but I have a feeling that if you extended the survey for a while longer, iPhone would close the gap and maybe even take the lead, 75 votes is a pretty small survey sample.. Android does have some beautiful phones, though. That new S3 is pretty sharp!

Sep 11, 2014 12:27 AM
Patty Da Silva, Davie, Southwest Ranches Cooper City, Plantation, Weston, REALTOR
BROKER of Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Davie, FL
Top Listing Broker

Interesting. Thanks for tagging me in Craig. I enjoyed reading the results and answering the survey too. Do more! LOL.

Sep 11, 2014 12:42 AM
Craig Daniels
Tech Training for You! - Staten Island, NY
Technology Instructor/Project Consultant

Christine Yedo Johnson Windows 9 Developer preview is expected out in the next 30 days and we'll get our first real look at it. It should be released for sale hopefully by spring 2015 though there is no official word on that yet. Microsoft is trying to rethink a drop back to a start button for one thing. It will be a little more sophisticated than the old start button but not as dumb as the start button in windows 8. They are going to need to woo the enterprise back to doing the updgrade because many companies are sitting on windows 7 and didn't want to do 8.

Sep 11, 2014 01:25 AM
Craig Daniels
Tech Training for You! - Staten Island, NY
Technology Instructor/Project Consultant

Pat & Wayne Harriman iPhone v. Android - I have a feeling too that the gap may close but I'm not sure if we might actually have a 50-50 tie at the moment with a bigger sampling. I'm seeing lots of Samsung out there these days when in the past it was mosty Apple you would see. I have published a link to the dynamic results page as we are up to 80 responses and perhaps a few more will answer. We are still at Android 53% to Apple 41% so the lead is holding.
Here is the dynamic results page.
The Galaxy Note 4 looks nice for those liking a bigger phone. A new underdog and my personal favorite is the Moto X by Motorola. The second gen one is coming out now!

Sep 11, 2014 01:33 AM
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD
ViewHomes of Clark County - Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
REALTORS® in Clark County, WA

Awesome information, Craig. Surprised about the iPhone too. As a Mac user, now for 3 full years, I can't understand the popularity of Windows. ( Such an Apple snob here.) ;) My poor dad is 85 and bought a new PC with Windows 8 - I try to help him, but I don't get it either. He keeps asking me if there's a better option for him. ( He didn't like the Mac, either.) 

Sep 11, 2014 03:10 AM
Anna Banana Kruchten CRS, CRB, Phoenix Broker
HomeSmart Real Estate BR030809000 - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Craig I'm glad I caught your post from Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland !  I am surprised by the android/iphone result. Not sure why, I guess I've had an iphone for so long at this point my mind didn't even thing andriod anymore.

Sep 11, 2014 03:10 AM
Pat & Wayne Harriman
Harriman Real Estate, LLC (203) 672-4499 - Wallingford, CT
Broker/Owners, Wallingford CT Real Estate

Well Craig, the gap has actually widened a bit! I've seen many polls taken by realtors regarding what phone they use and if memory serves they all trended towards iPhones, and by a big margin. I'll bet if all 260k+ AR members answered thats what we'd see as well, but I know that ain't gonna happen!

I wonder how many will go out and buy the new Apple Watch when it comes out next year? I don't think I will, I haven't worn a watch in over 10 years (thanks to the ubiquitous iPhone!) so I'd feel very funny wearing one, kinda like Dick Tracy!

Sep 11, 2014 04:03 AM
Dagny Eason
Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT
Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

I use Firefox, and loved to see the results of this survey!  Thanks so much, Craig!!!!

Sep 11, 2014 04:16 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Craig- I was surprised by the iPhone/Droid percentage.  I love this and you know we're all waiting for a tutorial on how you do these forms and questionnaires.

Sep 11, 2014 04:21 AM
Robert Bob Gilbert
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX
Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

Craig, Results are very interesting and thanks for notice of publishing the results. I did vote on the Browser as I use Chrome virtually all the time. Firefox gets hijacked too many times in my opinion. 

Sep 11, 2014 04:52 AM
Kate McQueen
Realty Associates Texas - Cypress, TX
Tailored service for your real estate needs!

Thanks for putting this together and sharing the results.  I'm a commited android user, no thanks to the iPhone. The reasons, I hear complaints from iPhone users and very rarely from android users, and the cost of the iPhone is a little high.  There's more choice of product with the android.

Sep 11, 2014 05:04 AM
Brad Rachielles
CENTURY 21 Peak, Ca BRE# 01489453 - Upland, CA
REALTOR, CDPE, Upland, CA

Only one browser doesn't work ..... and neither does IE for that matter. Have some that require IE so guess that I am stuck with what I must have vs. what I  feel is the better. Good work Craig. 

Sep 11, 2014 07:46 AM
Kevin Mackessy
Blue Olive Properties, LLC - Highlands Ranch, CO
Dedicated. Qualified. Local.

Interesting results, I was in the majority for every category.  Funny how we have PC with Windows, an Android phone but an iPad.  I've had mine for years and it does exactly what I need it to.  

Sep 11, 2014 07:51 AM
Mary Weiss
Zillow Group Mortgages - Seattle, WA
Trainer & Content Manager

Wow, great information to know. This will help us here in the AR HQ when troubleshooting and doing more releases in the future. 

Sep 11, 2014 08:02 AM
Barbara Altieri
Kinard Realty Group Fairfield and New Haven County CT Real Estate - Shelton, CT
REALTOR-Fairfield County CT Homes/Condos For Sale

Wow, Craig.   I am suprised too at the phone results.   I'm with you. What is that other 3% OS?  Very informative and interesting. Thanks.

Sep 11, 2014 08:49 AM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired Real Estate Professional

Hi Craig, The results are really interesting. I am really in the minority as I am totally Apple based. And it is one minority that I am delighted being a part of. 

Sep 11, 2014 10:25 AM
Sam Miller
RE/MAX Stars Realty - Howard, OH
Knox County Ohio Real Estate Specialist

Craig, Interesting survey results!  I am not surprised by the totals but am impressed that Apple has a 40% marketshare as a single company and Android is made up of 4 key players and a few smaller ones combined.  I would love to know if the survey was a Samsung or Apple how the stats would stack up then.

Sep 11, 2014 12:25 PM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

I am one of them that said I have an Android and may change to Apple.  After speaking with some other folks I am hearing more and more that Verizon Service has recently gotten bad.  I use to get great signal strength and never drop calls until this year.  At the same time I purchased a new Samsung Note 3 and have been blaming it.  I have been to Verizon 5 times in the past 6 months, Best Buy twice and talked with Samsumg twice.  Still no better.  Maybe it is Verizon and not the phone!

Sep 11, 2014 12:48 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

I took the survey and was very interested in the results. 

Sep 11, 2014 12:59 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher
The marketplace of ideas has definitely opened up a little further now! Nice job!
Sep 11, 2014 01:09 PM
Larry Brewer - Benchmark Realty llc
Benchmark Realty LLc - Nashville, TN

Tanks for the information, I'm not sure what it means to me, except that agents who are active here are more likely to be using the latest and greatest technology.

Sep 12, 2014 12:17 AM
Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

Interesting data. I like Android and I was also surprised that so many others use it also. 

Sep 12, 2014 01:06 AM
Terry McCarley
Coastal Real Estate - Cape Coral FL - Cape Coral, FL
REALTOR, SRES, CDPE - Cape Coral, FL

This is great information to have!  Thanks for putting this together.  I do use Windows 7, Android phone and full size iPad.  Bookmarked to come back and study the other information when I'm not so pressed for time.

Sep 12, 2014 02:20 AM
Lyn Sims
RE/MAX Suburban - Schaumburg, IL
Schaumburg Real Estate

Great survey, wish I could have participated. I find it interesting that Apple wasn't the clear winner in a couple of areas. I am constantly at battle with 'apple freaks' & their kool aid. Most don't even use a tenth of what an Iphone has to offer but they 'have to have' that I6. 

Sep 12, 2014 04:05 AM
Annette Thor
Connecticut Homes and Commercial Fairfield Cty,CT reinct.com - Westport, CT
Residential & Commercial Real Estate Broker in CT

Very cool post Craig, I like seeing what the tech consensus is among rainers. I'll have to take a closer look at all those apps.

Sep 12, 2014 05:11 AM
Kimo Jarrett
WikiWiki Realty - Huntington Beach, CA
Pro Lifestyle Solutions

Very interesting results and simply indicates how we are doing compared to the rest of the survey's participants. Thanks for the information. 

Sep 12, 2014 06:04 AM
Fred Carver Personal Real Estate Corporation
RE/MAX Camosun Victoria BC Real Estate - Victoria, BC
Accredited Real Estate Consultant

Hi Craig Daniels .....I was surprised at iPhone's not being #1 or Mac computers especially with no spam ware or virus's, don't miss these problems, they are such good tools for Business especially Real Estate and the apps are limitless.

Chrome has been my Browser of Choice, used to be Microsoft with my pc.

Sep 12, 2014 02:20 PM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

Interesting.  I was a big Mac Guy for years.  Then when I got into Real Estate I needed Windows at that time to use the MLS and other Real Estate stuff.  Most of this stuff now works with the Mac, but for the price I am not going back.  I am waiting for good dual use Lap Top/Pad.  Some are out but I think right now you get the worst of both instead of good dual use.  But it is coming.

Sep 15, 2014 03:46 AM
Jan Green
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

What a neat post with excellent information.  Thank you for taking the time to create all the questions, data and reporting the results. I remember contributing my 2cents so I can compare my answers to the totality of it all.  Great post!

Sep 15, 2014 04:45 AM
Kristin Hamilton CA Realtor
Sun Lakes Realty - Banning, CA
(909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning

Hi Craig,

I just voted on your final questionaire. I did not see the original survey but my guesses would have been the majority; iPad, MacBook Pro, and iPhone. I love Apple products.

Sep 15, 2014 07:57 AM
Rich Cederberg
eXp Realty - Albuquerque, NM
eXp Realty Agent Albuquerque

Very interesting info, the most valuable part is the list of apps. There are quite a few I haven't tried out yet.

Sep 20, 2014 12:44 AM
Katina Hargrove 352-551-0308
Stake Your Land Realty, Inc. - Eustis, FL
Broker/Owner, GRI,SFR, REALTOR®

Good morning Craig, very interesting survey, thank you for sharing.

Sep 21, 2014 11:09 PM
Tom Bailey
Margaret Rudd & Associates Inc. - Oak Island, NC

Great survey , thanks for doing it. I must admit I am still holding on to my XP Pro.  I am in the process of moving everything to Apple. I know that most of you tech guys love Windows for the versatility. However me computers, phones ect. are tools. I just want them to work and after having an iPad and iPhone for a while, and using a friends MacBook Pro for a week or so I am all in.  

Oct 08, 2014 05:21 AM
Tom Bailey
Margaret Rudd & Associates Inc. - Oak Island, NC

Craig, I am not surprised by the gap between Apple and Android because there are so many cheap Android alternatives. I had three brands of Android phones and before that a Palm Treo. All four were sent back for replacements. Androids lock up just like Windows computers.  As I said in my previous comment these are tools and I just want them to work when I need them. 

Oct 08, 2014 05:36 AM
Ted Glover
Alderman Classic Realty, LLC - Moultrie, GA
ABR in Moultrie, Georgia 229-854-5422

Thanks Craig, it's pretty interesting to see where I was overall within the survey results. Have a great day.

Oct 16, 2014 12:33 PM
Craig Daniels
Tech Training for You! - Staten Island, NY
Technology Instructor/Project Consultant

hmmm, looks like I'm due for another survey like this for updated stats!

Nov 01, 2019 09:05 AM
Craig Daniels

2020 survey anyone? I wonder if mac vs windows and the android vs. apple stats have shifted over these past few years?

Nov 01, 2019 09:10 AM