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"The people surrounding you may be taking better care of their machines then the average." Selection bias works both ways, people who install such "utility" so
by illuminate 14y ago
"The people surrounding you may be taking better care of their machines then the average."
Selection bias works both ways, people who install such "utility" software may be taking worse care of their systems and installing more bloatware.
- roee 14y agoJust to clarify, the vast majority of our audience currently arrives through sites like LifeHacker, MakeUseOf and HowToGeek. "Bloatware" is uncalled for in this case, it usually refers to shit that's trying to make money of you without providing value. Please read my full comment that includes our bias analysis: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4793863 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4793863
- illuminate 14y agoWill do! For the record, I was referring to the sort of user who installs "tuning" software in general, I was not referring to your product specifically. No insult was intended.