Why Young Males Are No Longer the Most Important Tech Demographic

An anonymous reader writes "The Atlantic has an article discussing how 18- to 35-year-old males are losing their place as the most important demographic for tech adoption. 'Let me break out the categories where women are leading tech adoption: internet usage, mobile phone voice usage, mobile phone location-based services, text messaging, Skype, every social networking site aside from LinkedIn, all Internet-enabled devices, e-readers, health-care devices, and GPS. Also, because women still are the primary caretakers of children in many places, guess who controls which gadgets the young male and female members of the family get to purchase or even use?' The article points out that most of the tech industry hasn't figured this out yet — perhaps in part to a dearth of women running these companies."

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Re:Gossip - no wonder women dominate

[cayenne8]

It will be interesting to see how this changes in the next few years.

Depends...on a couple of things.

1. Did you lose your spine at the alter? She liked you for being a man, making decisions...leading, you're gonna change that now?

2. The "Golden Rule"...whoever makes the most gold, gets to make the rules. Unless you are one of the growing (according to new stats and news stories) you are making less than your woman.

Hey, different strokes for different folks...and of course, in a relationship, it take compromise, but man, I sure hate it in some people I've seen in relationship, and even worse in a legal marriage, when the guy just gets 100% spineless and caves into everything their woman wants. And sad thing is...in so many cases, I've seen it go to where the guy doesn't assert himself anymore, and the woman loses respect for him....and in many cases, not only walks all over him, but dumps him.

Sure, you gotta compromise....but keep being a man, and assert yourself. Most women *do* respond positively....it is in the genes.

I know a lot of guys in LONG term relationships...that the wife/girlfriend drives the car she wants/needs (soccer mom car)..and he's still driving the 2 seater sports car.

Just because you fall in love...doesn't mean you have to give up the things YOU love....as a guy.

Keep being a guy...