William T Goodall wrote:
>
> 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 :)
I think the point is, correlation does not imply causation.
And do you have anything to say about Chevy drivers? :)
Julia
