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Thank you.

Posted by: imric
Date posted: Tue, 17 Jun 1997

For a reasonable, well stated response. I still believe that this poll was 'stacked' via the selection of the random? poll respondants. I can understand the categorization of the poll questions, however. Selecting the readers who choose the "Readers Choice" NOT according to random sample, instead ensuring that people perhaps in general less qualified to judge products (in turn perhaps more influenced by advertising?) are being polled? (whew! what a sentence!).

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Rachel, we all KNEW that it would turn out this way. We knew because the first poll was invalidated BECAUSE OS/2 won. To OS/2 users, it's just more of the same. We see the way OS/2 is generally treated in the press, yes even in Infoworld. OS/2 users may be more vocal because of this. We love the OS; it actually does what it is represented to do. We are tired of being considered second-class citizens; of course if given the chance we'll vote. The result? We are called, essentially, cheats by the staff of Infoworld. We are called zealots, implying irrational fanaticism. We received no apology, aside from some half-hearted rationalizations of the original public judgement.

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Next, there is a poll in which many of us were simply not allowed to participate in. The categories, taken perhaps out of the context you stated, are ridiculous. Finally, Ms. Reed chose to publish something GUARANTEED to stir up a wasps nest, when she, the one responsible is on vacation. Forgive us for being skeptical.


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