Roy Schestowitz wrote:
Why is Net Applications (Hitslink) changing its browser stats after publishing
them?
http://my.opera.com/haavard/blog/2008/09/04/why-is-net-applications-hitslink-changing-its-browser-stats-after-publishing
Hmmmmm...
Let's see...
Microsoft (and Apple) money on their table with results that satisfy both.
Might logs from Apple.com explain the Hackintosh share?
One of the executives used to work for Microsoft.
Net Applications uses a Microsoft stack for hosting.
Net Applications does not count traffic.
Net Applications admits its stats are flawed.
Net Applications keeps its methods secret.
But hey! hey produce charts!! Therefore it must be true.
In these posts from
COLA Apr 1 2008, 9:38 am
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/1f43cd04e3630fe4
COLA Apr 1 2008, 2:36 pm
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/baf97cf226ccd282
I documented how Net Applications changed the Linux-usage stats they had
published two months earlier.
My posts weren't as effective as your raising the issue with SJVN and
possibly others who have a big voice.
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