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lars63
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PARIS (Reuters) - Maybe it's because men don't like to ask for directions -- but satellite navigation devices for cars are very much a "guy thing."

"We would love to close the gender gap. We are not very successful, quite frankly," Harold Goddijn, Chief Executive of car navigation systems maker TomTom, told the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit.

Despite advertising targeted at women, the big majority of TomTom's customers are men, Goddijn said at the summit in Paris.

"It is still very much a guy thing, but also a bit of a girl thing where the guy buys it for the girl," he said.

"Twelve percent of people who buy our products are women. For a technology product, that's not that bad."

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Steve
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Real men don't ask directions... [Big Grin]

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Rocketdoctor

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real women don't do technology

*waits for slap from Deb*

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Prion
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I hate to say it, but RD may actually be right.

Not that women shouldn't use technology or anything, I don't agree with the statement as "REAL women don't use technology." But I could easily say that from my experiences, "MOST women don't use technology."

I'll be going out to CA in a week and I made sure to have GPS in my rental car. I don't know my way around LA very well, and would love to have a GPS unit to help me.

My father is very much like me and has GPS in his car. Even my brother to an extent is good with technology ("to an extent" being the key phrase). Unfortunately, aside from DarkDemoness and deb, I don't know many women who are comfortable with technology.

for whatever reason, maybe it's socialization, girls seem resistent to technology. Perhaps they feel intimidated by it, perhaps they feel that it is "unlady-like" or something. Who knows. I have definitely noticed it though. I just don't really know the reason.

I would love for it to change though. Personally I find it very attractive in a girl for her to be very hands-on with technology and eager to learn.

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deb

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Originally posted by Rocketdoctor:
real women don't do technology

*waits for slap from Deb*

You like that warm burn that spreads across your cheek as the hand shaped welt begins to redden and rise??

I'm as real as they get - I "do" technology and I do it well. Probably better than you, my dear. [hips]