Monthly reports on operating system popularity often rely on Statcounter data, leading tech bloggers to quickly churn out articles explaining trends. While Windows 10 shows declining popularity and Windows 11 is on the rise, the article suggests these observations are more statistical noise than substantial trends. The author highlights that the narrative generated often oversimplifies and misinterprets data, urging readers to question the validity of these reports. By changing the parameters for data analysis, more meaningful trends can be revealed beyond the initial surface-level implications.
Statcounter's market share reports are a great excuse for tech bloggers to crank out a story each month, but they bear only the most casual relation to the real world.
Inevitably, these posts try to answer the question, 'Why did this happen?' But maybe a better question is, 'Did this happen?' and 'Are you sure?'.
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