Bob and george live in the united states. bob recently asked for george's cell phone number, but george said he didn't own a cell phone. george would probably be considered a(n) in the diffusion of innovation process.

George would be seen as a laggard. This is because he is well behind the curve on adopting new technology (or, in this case, relatively dated technology). This is all seen as relative to the culture, however: in the US culture, having a cell phone is considered de rigueur and not having one puts a person at a definite disadvantage.