on 17/7/02 6:48 am, Doug at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > William T Goodall wrote: > >> http://news.com.com/2100-1040-943519.html?tag=fd_top >> >> "Those who surf the Web using a Mac tend to be better educated and make more >> money than their PC-using counterparts, according to a report from >> Nielsen/NetRatings. >> >> The study also said Mac users tend to be more Web savvy, with more than half >> having been online for at least five years. And the Mac faithful are 58 >> percent more likely than the overall online population to build their own >> Web page and also slightly more likely to buy goods online, according to the >> report." >> > As I suspected: > > "... the greater affluence and education level of those who surf using a > Mac is attributable in part to the company's comparatively pricier > machines, as well as to their perception as a status symbol and their > greater market share among those in the publishing and design industries." > > Not that I really give a rats ass, but I'd guess that this is the > primary reason that there is a difference.
That doesn't make it untrue. I bet a survey would find that BMW drivers have better looking spouses and a longer life expectancy than Ford drivers :) -- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk
