That conclusion implies that boot time perception is more heavily weighted
by the user than application launch time perception, however, and we don't
have any evidence to judge whether or not that is the case.
- Ed
On 12/3/08 2:30 PM, "Sameer Verma" <sverma(a)sfsu.edu> wrote:
Perception is a major component in technology adoption (VHS vs
BetaMax
etc. Also see Rogers, Everett M. (2003).Diffusion of Innovations). In
fact, anywhere between 50% to 85% variation in adoption can be
explained by perception alone!
So, even if the boot is 5 seconds long, and the tradeoff is a slower
loading of apps subsequently, the perception of a faster boot will
(most probably) imply a faster system.