Pfft. I'm rather dismissive of numbers and comparisons such as these, particularly when over 74.3% of all statistics are made up anyway.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Butterworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 April 2007 16:53 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u & me > > Yes, but you can always get a massive percentage increase > from something when it starts out at 1.75% of the market. > > Brian Butterworth > www.ukfree.tv > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 10 April 2007 14:47 > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > Subject: RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u & me > > > > I realised the error after sending the message ;-( > > > > Still, a significant rise for the Macs and a further > indication that > > the OS ground does appear to be shifting. > > Would be interesting to know if that is reflected in stats > for other > > companies. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brian > Butterworth > > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:31 PM > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > Subject: RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u & me > > > > It would be for one month, but it's actually for sixteen... > > > > Brian Butterworth > > www.ukfree.tv > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 10 April 2007 14:21 > > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > > Subject: RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u & me > > > > > > > > > Seems like a lot of Mac growth in a single month.. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brian > > Butterworth > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:04 PM > > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > > Subject: RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u & me > > > > > > Isn't the first, great mistake that people make with > statistics to > > > believe that everyone else does what they do? > > > > > > Assume makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me"... > > > > > > Can I refer people to this message, just posted which shows a 64% > > > increase in Mac usage (to 2.87%), and a 1% drop in Windows > > usage (to > > > 96.39%)... Real hard evidence, people! > > > > > > Brian Butterworth > > > www.ukfree.tv > > > > > > --- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > James Cridland > > > Sent: 06 April 2007 20:36 > > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > > Subject: Re: [backstage] Browser Stats > > > > > > I'm coming late to this discussion, as always, but if you're > > > interested, here's the information from virginradio.co.uk > > (sitewide). > > > > > > Visits by operating system in March 2007 (compared with > > November 2005) > > > Windows: 96.39% (was 97.45%) > > > Macintosh: 2.87% (was 1.75%) > > > Linux: 0.48% (was 0.55%) > > > Unknown: 0.25% (was 0.21%) > > > SunOS: 0.01% (was 0.03%) > > > FreeBSD: 34 visits > > > OS/2: 5 visits > > > OpenBSD 1 visit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Kirk Northrop > > > > Sent: 10 April 2007 12:57 > > > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > > > Subject: Re: [backstage] OS choice > > > > > > > > Jason Cartwright wrote: > > > > > I've recently 'switched' [1] (damn you Apple marketing > > > > dept!) from an > > > > > XP desktop to a Macbook as my main computer. Its been > > > > almost flawless > > > > > (unlike all the Vista problems we keep hearing about), > > > and a bit of > > > > > revelation after being a complete Windowsite since 3.0. > > > > > > > > Sorry, but "Me too". Almost exactly the same story. On > a Mac Mini > > > > though, so it's a bit slow! > > > > > > > > -- > > > > From the North, this is Kirk > > > > - > > > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. 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