iPad Owners: Guilty Of Gluttony, Lust, Anger
THEY'RE 'SPECIAL'
iPad Elites: Guilty Of Gluttony, Lust, Anger
CONFIRMING WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW INTUITIVELY, a new study concludes that the owners of iPads are selfish elites not prone to altruism. Which means you should think twice before sitting next to that guy browsing one on the airplane.
The consumer research firm MyType surveyed 20,000 people between March and May of this year and found that wellheeled iPad owners "scored terribly in the areas of altruism and kindness," Wired reports.
Owners of the info tech toy are six times more likely to be “wealthy, well-educated, power-hungry, over-achieving, sophisticated, unkind and non-altruistic 30-50 year olds,” according to Mytype’s Tim Koelkebeck.
They also confess to gluttony, lust, and anger at higher rates than non-iPad owners, which really make them seem like an unbearable lot. But they were the least likely to plead guilty to being “lazy.”
And the iPads’ biggest critics? Geeks of "the Linux junkie variety: independent, hardcore technology lovers" who view Apple’s latest gadget as an oversized iPhone without calling capabilities.
“Bashing the iPad is, in a way, an identity statement for independent geeks,’’ writes Koelkebeck. "As a mainstream, closed-platform device whose major claim to fame is ease of use and sex appeal, the iPad is everything that they are not."’
MyType asked respondents to identify which of the Seven Sins they’re most susceptible to. iPad owners pleaded guilty to lust and gluttony.
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Comments
This is hilarious! You may have as well had the same results among housewives using their washing-machines.
Posted by: online sms geek | March 31, 2011 05:58 AM
Sensationalism-oriented surveys like the above are certainly successful at getting clicks and reads, but there are questions about accuracy.
The survey cites the personality characteristics of two highly disparate groups, with opposing views. Perhaps each group tends to answer some questions more honestly...or dishonestly, due to their extreme prejudice. For instance, "achievers" tend to be more upfront or honest about ambition or greed, and Linux-using geeks tend to be more Apple-hater, thus biasing answers.
Posted by: Allen Walters | July 27, 2010 07:46 AM