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Women Need Larger Screens for Desktop Navigation?

Posted by michael on from the francis'-2000"-LCD dept.

Mac of Macistan writes "In a recent article in the New Scientist, Microsoft's R&D claims that women have a harder time navigating the desktop because their spatial abilities are roughly 20% lower than men's abilities. Maybe Linux UI people can get a jump on MS by making KDE/Gnome more accessible to more females."

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  1. Then why do they.... by dcw3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    keep telling me that size doesn't matter!?!

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    1. Re:Then why do they.... by jpkunst · · Score: 5, Funny

      I suppose you haven't been paying attention to your e-mail lately?

      JP

  2. What a girl wants... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Maybe Linux UI people can get a jump on MS by making KDE/Gnome more accessible to more females."

    Uh... yea. Because Linux and women go together like peanut butter and chocolate.

  3. Re:3D, not desktop by shine-shine · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, I'll now have a scientific explanation why 'some poeple' shouldn't be allowed to drive.

    Humor. Don't shoot.

  4. Re:News Flash by titzandkunt · · Score: 5, Funny


    "Heh. News flash, the genders aren't equal. One of them can bear children..."

    ...And the other one can walk past a shoe shop

    T&K.

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  5. Cart before the horse by t0ny · · Score: 5, Funny
    Maybe Linux UI people can get a jump on MS by making KDE/Gnome more accessible to more females."

    Maybe they should focus on making it accessible to regular people, and THEN focus on a sub-demographic.

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