Tech Laggards Not Alone

Their opposites are just as easy to spot. The Laggards and Luddites are slow or reluctant to embrace new technology because they can't afford it, aren't interested in it, or actually fear and loathe it.

As a group, they are apparently much bigger than previously imagined. In a comprehensive study of how consumers use technology, the Pew Internet & American Life Project reported this month that a surprising 49 per cent of adult Americans fall into this category.

Extracted from [ http://www.thestar.com/News/article/218025 ]