on 17/7/02 11:31 pm, Julia Thompson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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.
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