Mobile Vs Laptop

What would you choose if you were given an option between a Mobile-phone and a Lappie/PC??

A recent survey in America reveals that Americans prefer Mobile-phone over Laptop/PC. Almost 90% of respondents said they would rather do away with PC/laptop but can't afford to part with their Cells/Mobiles.

Now, when the same question was posed to GenY of India, the results have been quiet amusing. The responses were very mixed and evenly distributed between the two options, almost 50%-50%.

Now why such a drastic difference in opinion?? A friend of mine tried to explain this difference. His argument is "America's younger generation is spoiled, their only/sole moto in life is to party hard and have fun and thats where Mobiles/Cells come handy to keep them in touch with other party-goer. They can do away with all the information available on internet but they simply can't ignore weekend parties. While, the Indian counterparts are hard-working and they want to learn and hence the inclination towards PC/Lappie".

But somehow i am not convinced. There must be something more to explain this..... One possible reason which i could think of is "how do you see a mobile phone". In America or Western countries whenever you refer to a moblie phone, it generally means a 3G enabled Cell(Blackberry type) capable of doing all those applications which you do on your Lappie/PC. And hence the high skewness towards Cells in America. While in India a Mobile/Cell generally refers to a low end basic device used for keeping you in touch with your family and friends. So as expected Indian youth is confused while choosing between the two and hence 50-50 response.

Give Indian youth an option between a Blackberry and a laptop, i bet Blackberry will win handsomely........