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Re: What is Linux and why is it so popular?


Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Mart van de Wege <mvdwege_public@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
<snip>
>>> Go read here:
>>>
>>> http://marketshare.hitslink.com/
>>>
>>
>> Yes, I saw that site.
>>
>> Now, how about some details? What sites are tested? How do they
>> correct their numbers for confounding factors? What is their exact
>> methodology? Do they offer access to the raw data?
>>
>> The answers are in order: we don't tell, we don't tell, we don't
>> tell, no.
>>
>> In other words, their numbers may as well be made up. In terms of
>> serious statistics, they are *worthless*.
>>
>> Mart
>
> Place your brain in a box marked "A.B.Normal". Igor will take it
> away shortly....

Your concession has been duly noted.

Mart

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