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They lead with: "A couple of interesting things happened in the world of Web browser usage during October." But at the end: "Ars Technica's unusual usage fig
by johnbender 15y ago
They lead with:
"A couple of interesting things happened in the world of Web browser usage during October."
But at the end:
"Ars Technica's unusual usage figures are not surprising when considering its audience: visitors to the site tend to be technologists and early adopters"
Many people are likely to just assume they have a source other than their own usage statistics and ignore the long winded explanation at the bottom. The red flag for me was the mobile browser statistics.
- WiseWeasel 15y agoThat's because the bulk of the article (to which the headline applies), is based on Net Applications' globally-captured data ( http://www.netmarketshare.com/ http://www.netmarketshare.com/ ), while the last part of the article (to which that disclaimer applies), is based on the Ars site's browser usage stats.
- johnbender 15y agoIs there another reference to net applications aside from the graph footers? I had to go back to find what you mentioned but thanks for pointing that out.