Nearly one in two people say technology fails them once a week or more, a new study commissioned by CRITICAL Software has revealed.
The OnePoll survey of 2,000 people also found that only half of people think the tech in their lives is properly tested before being sold, despite 98% stating that the reliability of the tech they use is important.
95% of people say that having technology properly tested by industry experts is important, much more than those who stress the importance of the brand behind the tech (73%), where it was purchased (70%), or where it was made (61%).
The study also found that people prefer to use tested technology that is proven to work over tech that is completely new. 52% of people say that using the latest and newest forms of technology is important to them, while 95% of people say that technology that’s proven to work is important.
When asked what the most important reason for technology needing to...