Re: [SLE] Re: I need info on usage trends (unix/mac/linux/windows)

On Thursday, 21 October 2004 12.51, John Pettigrew wrote:

In a previous message, Deep Thinker wrote:

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I really just need the numbers but I would like to show a trend as to how users, after becoming more knowledgeable are migrating away from MS products.

So, without knowing the numbers, you already know both the overall trend and the reason for it? That's the wrong way around to do research!

How dare you insult Gartner and Meta group like that. It is a perfectly valid method of research that shoddy marketeers have been using for decades, if not centuries. Remember the golden rule of journalism: if you don't already know the answer, don't ask the question; you might not like what you hear.