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Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Wed Sep 6 19:44:20 CDT 2006


Rob wrote:
> On Wednesday 06 September 2006 19:44, Geoffrey wrote:
>> Rob wrote:
>>> On Wednesday 06 September 2006 13:42, Jason Van Patten wrote:
>>>> Geeks like us are in the small 5%.  And that's where we're
>>>> staying.  And there's no real business win in making the 5%
>>> Internet Explorer's market share is no higher than 85% by
>>> any reasonable estimation (recent news reports claim 83%),
>> http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
> 
> Yeah, I'm familiar with w3schools.  Unfortunately, I think that's 
> nearly as unreasonable an estimation as the statistics of 
> msn.com (the IE start page) would be. 

I wouldn't exactly say 'not nearly,' afterall, msn.com is run by the 
largest marketing company on the internet.

I would agree there is likely bias in w3schools numbers, but no where 
near as biased as what you'll find on msn.com.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin



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