__/ [ John Locke ] on Tuesday 15 May 2007 04:49 \__
> On Mon, 14 May 2007 21:58:20 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 202, 14 May 2007
>>
>>,----[ Quote ]
>>| The dramatic surge in the popularity of PCLinuxOS, as represented
>>| by our Page Hit Ranking statistics, has raised a few eyebrows among
>>| the DistroWatch readers. With emails expressing surprise and alleging
>>| data manipulations appearing in our inboxes on almost daily basis,
>>| perhaps it's a good time to comment on the subject. Yes, we did check
>>| the web logs a number of times during the past few months, but we have
>>| not found any evidence indicating that the figures have been manipulated
>>| in any way. The fact that PCLinuxOS is rising in popularity is likely
>>| a reflection of its quality and growing user base, not of a foul
>>| play.
>>`----
>>
>>http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070514#news
>
> Its nice to have choices of quality operating systems. Really quite a
> remarkable thing. Some good things in life really are free !
>
> Microsoft...beware, the tide is turning, ever so slowly, but it is
> turning.
If Vista were on DW, do you reckon it would beat PCLOS in terms of pageviews?
One thing I am sure about, based on history. Microsoft employees would game
the system.
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