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On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 08:40:11AM -0500, Nikolas Britton wrote:
> On 4/5/07, Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> wrote:
> >>
> >> 98.83% of us have at least a i686 and 62.6% of us have at least a i786
> >> (SSE2) processor.
> >
> >And 73.45% of all statistics are mainly made up of hot air.
> >
> ...
> >
> >What makes you think those stats are even half-way accurate or
> >useful.  It is probably a highly biased sample.
> >
> 
> I don't appreciate being called a lier. Maybe you should step up to
> the plate if you don't believe my statistics.

[snip lots of unintersting numbers]


> Data source: http://www.bsdstats.org/cpus.php

I have no doubt that bsdstats.org reports those numbers.
I do doubt that they accurately reflect reality.



-- 
<Insert your favourite quote here.>
Erik Trulsson
ertr1013@student.uu.se