Yes, if we are talking about commuting in the area where there are no very lengthy patches of black ice or frozen slush or deep snow that stays there for a while. Otherwise two studded tires are better.

It's no problem for me to keep the balance when the rear wheel slides a bit when i break (i don't really go over 20 km/h if it's snowy/icy), but if the front one does slide then i am very likely to fall (smashed my work laptop to pieces once exactly this way). Low pressure also makes a lot of a difference.

Rear tire i have now is Conti Winter contact (first version), but it's in the condition not really different from their non-winter Top contacts. Slicks in the middle, thread on the sides, somewhat sticky compound. And my wife asked me to install 47mm Marathons, she mentioned that she does not want studded tires, she feels better riding wide and soft tires.