Re: tlug: TurboLinux outsells MacOS in Japan

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@example.com>]

Manuel M. T. Chakravarty writes:
 > dave@?om (David E) wrote,
 > 
 > > At  0:56 PM 98.10.28 +0900, Scott Stone wrote:
 > > >> 
 > > >> PHT announced that one independent survey shows them at number two in
 > > >> retail OS sales in Japan (#1 being Microsoft with 69.9%, PHT having
 > > >> 7.35%, and Apple at 6.9%).
 > > >Note that these figures don't include OEM sales, which would almost
 > > >definitely put Apple ahead of us (ie, sales of new Macintoshes with MacOS
 > > >installed).
 > > >
 > > 
 > > I hate to be a wet blanket, but this is like an example straight out of a
 > > book I have called "How to Lie With Statistics". 
 > 
 > I think all statistics lies, so this it not too surprising...
Especially if they don`t give you the statistical error :)
 > 
Marcus

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