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So, You Want A New Smartphone? Let's Make a Deal

By Don Reisinger on 2011-09-07


At the risk of sounding Machiavellian, it seems that you may have more leverage than you think when it comes to your mobile users. The key? Freedom of choice. Are you aware of how much your employees would be willing to sacrifice in order to choose their own mobile device? A survey of 500 workers in the U.S. and U.K. conducted in July 2011 by Kelton Research on behalf of Sybase and SAP reveals that everything from free coffee to vacation time is up for grabs. Read on to find out the lengths to which your smartphone-besotted workers are willing to go for wireless freedom-of-choice. We ask only that you use this knowledge for good and not evil.

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Free coffee

58 percent of respondents would give up free coffee in exchange for the right to choose their own mobile device in the workplace.

Free Food

39 percent of respondents would give up free food for the right to choose their own mobile device.

Free Office Supplies

30 percent of respondents would trade free office supplies for the right to choose their own mobile device.

Free Parking

26 percent of respondents said that they would gladly pay for parking at work if it meant the ability to choose their own mobile device.

The Ability to Work from Home

21 percent of respondents say they'd trade the ability to work from home for the right to choose their own mobile device.

Vacation time

One-in-five respondents would give up a vacation day if it meant they could choose their own mobile device for work.

Retirement savings

12 percent of respondents would sacrifice 1 percent of their retirement savings in exchange for the right to choose their own smartphone.

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