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Research: Microsoft the fastest growing maker of tablet OSs ... by 2019

stephanh
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the joy of significant digits

"iOS will grow, but only from 22 to 23 per cent."

Well, glad they can predict what happens in 2019 down to 1% accuracy. I don't believe they can even measure current market share that accurately.

Have these people ever heard of error bars?

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