世論 What Japan Thinks

Last month japan.internet.com reported on the results of a survey by JR Tokai Express Research into mail client software. They interviewed 330 people from their monitor pool employed in public or private enterprises. 80.6% of the sample was male, 9.4% in their twenties, 45.8% in their thirties, 34.2% in their forties, 9.4% in their fifties, and 1.2% in their sixties.

Not suprisingly, Microsoft rules the roost here, as it does with browsers too. I’m a Becky! user myself at both home and at work; Becky! is, in fact, the recommended work mailer as the Outlook family is prone to be a vector for viruses.

Q1: At work and at your home PC, how many different types of mail client (including web mail) do you use? (Sample size=330)

One (to SQs)	34.2%
Two	41.8%
Three or more	22.1%
Don’t use any mailer at home or at work	1.8%

I’m confused by those who say they don’t use any mailer – do they do all their surfing at an internet cafe?

Q1SQ1: Do you use this one type at both work and at home? (Sample size=113)

Yes	69.0%
No, at work only	11.5%
No, at home only	19.5%

Q1SQ2: What is the name of this mail client? (Sample size=113)

Outlook Express	59.3%
Outlook	11.5%
Becky!	6.2%
Free web mailer	5.3%
Eudora	4.4%
Mozilla Thunderbird	1.8%
Netscape Messenger	0.9%
Lotus Notes	0.0%
Opera mailer	0.0%
Other	8.0%
Don’t know	2.7%