As far as "triples for the WSD" - They make that decision, I suspect, based on marketing statistics pure and simple, not on hi-browed thick-quad assumptions.
THe triple thing could be a compliment, too (or, insulting to the guys instead), if you just figure that if male egos weren't so inhibiting of sensible behaviors, then the default would be a triple for them, too. Anything can be taken any way you want to spin it...