"Anecdotally" - that there is your problem. You obviously do have a pretty wide ranging experience but you have probably seen less that a few (say) 10,000s sys

"Anecdotally" - that there is your problem. You obviously do have a pretty wide ranging experience but you have probably seen less that a few (say) 10,000s systems in your life - maybe 100,000s. Most of those you will not remember what they run OS-wise or even remember them. I'm not totally convinced by the report either but mainly because I can't get at the data, sampling methods etc. To be honest I didn't try too hard. That said, I would never rely on anecdote - there is a damn good reason why we both automatically mention the word whenever we spout off in a forum such as HN.