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Gentlemen Prefer Androids, Ladies iOS

Posted by timothy on from the gender-bias dept.

Ponca City writes "PC World reports that women are more likely to buy an iPhone for their next smartphone purchase, while men prefer Android devices. According to data collected in October 2010, 31 percent of women wanted to buy an Apple iOS device next, followed by 22.8 percent interested in a Google Android device while among men preferences were reversed with 32.6 percent of men interested in an Android purchase and 28.6 desired an iOS phone. 'So where is the extra appeal of Android to men coming from?' asks Tracey E. Schelmetic. 'More male-targeted commercials that emphasize cool gadgetry versus usability? More techno-macho phone brand names like "Droid"? Extra advertising on the Spike channel by phone makers using the Android platform?'"

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  1. Duh! by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 5, Funny

    So where is the extra appeal of Android to men coming from?

    Uh, its right there in the name - android as in greek for man.
    If they wanted chicks to buy them they should have called then gynoids.

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  2. guys love porn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    android is for porn remember????

  3. The classic joke by Wonko+the+Sane · · Score: 5, Funny

    Q: What's the hardest part about using an iPhone?
    A: Coming out to your parents

    1. Re:The classic joke by sahonen · · Score: 5, Funny

      I prefer this one:

      Q: How do you know if someone has an iPhone?
      A: They tell you.

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  4. Re:Also by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    In addition, male iPhone users tend to be homosexual.

    Oh, before you mod me flamebait, correlation != causation.

  5. Re:So wassup! by mcvos · · Score: 4, Funny

    Real men just shout loud enough that whoever they want to reach, can hear them.

    And they don't get lost, so they don't need no stinking GPS either.

  6. I said to the salesman... by stimpleton · · Score: 1, Funny

    I bought an android for this reason. They just seem more masculine. iPhones seem a bit...."soft" to me. And it doesnt help that 4 of our giggliest admin girls have them. The Galaxy S is my phone. The Galaxy S is corporateness personified.

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  7. If that's their market... by SteveFoerster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe naming it the "iPad" wasn't so dumb after all....

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    1. Re:If that's their market... by MichaelSmith · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well it is rumored to turn blue when exposed to moisture.

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  8. Re:So wassup! by mswhippingboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Masturbating to a video of Steve Jobs on your iPhone doesn't count.

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  9. Re:Don't iPhone users get more sex? by Barny · · Score: 3, Funny

    Having more sexual partners doesn't mean more sex.

    It just means if you have an Iphone you have a greater chance of getting STDs :)

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  10. Re:Nah by NanoGeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, sexism and fanboyism all in one. Nice.

  11. Re:More likely ... by redJag · · Score: 3, Funny

    The answer is because the only time their Android phone nags them is when their is a new update to install.