The article critiques the repetitive nature of monthly technology articles that aggregate data from Statcounter Global Stats, particularly regarding Windows market share trends. It points out how many tech sites sensationalize minor shifts in data as significant occurrences, specifically discussing how Windows 10 appears to be losing popularity while Windows 11 supposedly regains ground. The author highlights the importance of critically assessing the data's reliability, suggesting that month-to-month fluctuations may not convey meaningful changes, but rather statistical noise that is misinterpreted in popular narratives.
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.
According to Statcounter, the Windows 11 upgrade trend has now un-reversed itself ... some 40 million hold-outs have suddenly upgraded their PCs in the last 31 days.
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