

Readers' Choice Awards
Posted by: siteadm
Date posted: Fri, 13 Jun 1997
If you've read Sandy's column or our article on the Readers' Choice Awards, you know that we were surprised by the results. OS/2, the 6-to-1 victor of the InfoWorld Electric Poll conducted in February, had a much more modest showing in the Readers' Choice survey performed last month. Furthermore, the overall and Internet awards went to Netscape Navigator 3.0 -- unquestionably the leader of a category that we felt would soon be obsolete and so did not give an Editors' Choice award to.
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 took client honors while Windows NT Server was ranked as the top server product. Norton Administrator Suite Premiere Edition 3.0 won the networking category.
Having reviewed the methodology and the ballot, we feel strongly that this new poll accurately reflects the opinions of InfoWorld and InfoWorld Electric readers.
Nevertheless, soon after the Readers' Choice survey results Sandy Reed hopped on a plane rather than face this forum again -- just kidding. Seriously, her vacation and the survey results did coincide, and I, Rachel Parker, will be hosting this forum for a few days. Obviously, we expect that OS/2 enthusiasts will be disappointed, but what other reactions do you have to this survey and the methodology? And, six months into the year, what products are you favoring for the 1997 Readers Choice?
Rachel Parker
Opinions Editor
Responses:
- Surprised? (wmstann) Sat, 14 Jun
- How so? (rbagwell) Sat, 14 Jun
- Mercedes Benz & Rolex are Cults? (os2hq) Sat, 14 Jun
- OS fanatics (tsikes) Mon, 16 Jun
- Automobile Fanatics. (gabriel) Mon, 16 Jun
- Very well put (larue) Today
- Business & Pleasure Meet.... (os2hq) Mon, 16 Jun
- It goes beyond personal preference (WATSON) Mon, 16 Jun
- not so... (jlrowe) Sat, 14 Jun
- A small group.... (wmstann) Mon, 16 Jun
- I don't understand... (rcsteiner) Mon, 16 Jun
- over 5 years of lies can make anyone ... (larue) Today
- Actually... (rcsteiner) Mon, 16 Jun
- It was some time ago.... (wmstann) Tue, 17 Jun
- What Poll? (forum) Sat, 14 Jun
- Agreed (rbagwell) Sat, 14 Jun
- Infoworld Electric Readers Don't Matter (Ron Findling) Sat, 14 Jun
- Actually I did get it. (rbagwell) Sat, 14 Jun
- Because NT won. (Pete Cacchioli) Sun, 15 Jun
- We love NT!!! (Yeah right...) (dorseyt) Sun, 15 Jun
- NT stability? Double your server count. (larue) Today
- Well, that's easy to change (rogersm) Today
- Both Polls are Equally Bogus (os2hq) Sat, 14 Jun
- Some understand, some don't (khasim) Sat, 14 Jun
- Our methodology (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Not so representative. (alunj) Mon, 16 Jun
- Contact Circulation (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Details? (alunj) Mon, 16 Jun
- Why bother? (kdenehy) Mon, 16 Jun
- Buying InfoWorld (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Buy it??? (cjoffe) Tue, 17 Jun
- Product Categories (imric) Mon, 16 Jun
- Categories and sections (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Uh huh. (imric) Mon, 16 Jun
- A question (khasim) Mon, 16 Jun
- Attempting to answer (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Another Flaw In Your Methodology (Ron Findling) Tue, 17 Jun
- This isn't new (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Reasons Are Not Good Reasons (Ron Findling) Tue, 17 Jun
- Yes and no (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Part of the problem (cjoffe) Tue, 17 Jun
- No Matter How Much Criticism? (Ron Findling) Today
- Some stats that color my view (rparker) Today
- I will be cancelling my subscription (rplamb) Today
- Not all of us are agin' ye... (jmalloy) Today
- Have this question... (master) Tue, 17 Jun
- Focus (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Sample Size and Randomness (richives) Tue, 17 Jun
- This isn't Mil-Spec, it's Microsoft. (challeron) Tue, 17 Jun
- Another poll was held?? (up_yours) Mon, 16 Jun
- Big Name Computer Company (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Bias. (acagle) Mon, 16 Jun
- Rubbish!!! (Yaztromo) Mon, 16 Jun
- Yes, I call it valid (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- More clarification needed. (Yaztromo) Mon, 16 Jun
- "Your audience" != Your Readers! (Ron Findling) Tue, 17 Jun
- You've really restored your Credibility! (dkvello) Tue, 17 Jun
- All responses by Pointy Hair Managers? (hnick) Tue, 17 Jun
- You're wrong. (CRConrad) Tue, 17 Jun
- This is an even BIGGER load of BS... (up_yours) Tue, 17 Jun
- on 300 representing 300,000 (lmalates) Today
- Pure, Utter, Unmitigated BS ... (up_yours) Tue, 17 Jun
- Have clue, can't vote (CRConrad) Tue, 17 Jun
- Sorry, but we have to focus (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Careful where you point that thing (cjoffe) Tue, 17 Jun
- You are determined to argue -- I give up (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Who me??? (cjoffe) Tue, 17 Jun
- Your mission has been fulfilled. (imric) Tue, 17 Jun
- Was that "Focus" or "F*ck Us", Rachel? (up_yours) Today
- Refusals to phone poll? (sayinf) Mon, 16 Jun
- Refusal rate (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Congratulations (kdenehy) Sat, 14 Jun
- Congratulations (kdenehy) Sat, 14 Jun
- Re: (shifrbv) Sat, 14 Jun
- Point is in Name of Poll (os2hq) Sat, 14 Jun
- Think About it... (minitmen) Sun, 15 Jun
- Chose for what? (kdenehy) Sun, 15 Jun
- Not to mention (kdenehy) Sun, 15 Jun
- Only logical explanation . . . (kdenehy) Sun, 15 Jun
- Not a readers' "choice" poll (Bernard) Sat, 14 Jun
- Call for another scientific survey (kdenehy) Sat, 14 Jun
- Yep... (warp1) Sat, 14 Jun
- Yep again (rbagwell) Sat, 14 Jun
- and Again... (cjoffe) Mon, 16 Jun
- The qualified circulation business (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- So... (alunj) Mon, 16 Jun
- Nice spin (kdenehy) Mon, 16 Jun
- As far as I am concerned ... (rothwell1) Sat, 14 Jun
- Good idea! (minitmen) Sun, 15 Jun
- Bad thought (CRConrad) Sun, 15 Jun
- Yes, it's an Annual Ritual (os2hq) Sun, 15 Jun
- worse thought (minitmen) Tue, 17 Jun
- Then why choose NT? (kdenehy) Tue, 17 Jun
- What is Dead? (rwrannells) Tue, 17 Jun
- Dead? Must be a strange definition (napalm) Tue, 17 Jun
- Think it's off again (kevinmca) Sat, 14 Jun
- I think that's a laugh (master) Sat, 14 Jun
- This Message Has No Title, Just Words (cornel) Sat, 14 Jun
- survey != poll (sunnychung) Sat, 14 Jun
- Thus we see the problem. (acagle) Mon, 16 Jun
- Cynicism misplaced (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Huh? (w nau) Mon, 16 Jun
- One more nail (John J. Urbaniak) Mon, 16 Jun
- Not your adverts... (khasim) Mon, 16 Jun
- The hole in your circle (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- But, but, but . . . (kdenehy) Tue, 17 Jun
- But without advertisers.... (khasim) Tue, 17 Jun
- I'm sure you love your job but ... (rparker) Today
- 300 surveyed... Wow... (TTChua) Sat, 14 Jun
- Prediction for 1997 (TTChua) Sat, 14 Jun
- You Missed Something (colinh) Mon, 16 Jun
- Subscribers etc etc Choice Award (gmuslera) Sat, 14 Jun
- New "POLL" is a farce, period (rmoyers) Sat, 14 Jun
- Reality VS Perception (leoxx) Sat, 14 Jun
- No Guts (os2hq) Sat, 14 Jun
- T3 and MacAddict (gabriel) Mon, 16 Jun
- Re: (shifrbv) Sun, 15 Jun
- Easier?? More expensive... (jlrowe) Sun, 15 Jun
- You Misunderstand (cjoffe) Mon, 16 Jun
- Whose choice is it, anyway (bknotts) Sat, 14 Jun
- clarification on awards (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Now the TRUTH is known (khasim) Sat, 14 Jun
- I have a question.... (rbagwell) Sat, 14 Jun
- Now that you mention it.... (khasim) Sat, 14 Jun
- Their sample wasn't large enough (rbagwell) Sat, 14 Jun
- Don't Kid Yourself, We Know Better (Ron Findling) Sat, 14 Jun
- "Scientific" ballot stuffing. (Andrew Grygus) Sat, 14 Jun
- Wow!!! 300 hundred people!! (dhmjr) Sat, 14 Jun
- Statistical Validity (sdugan) Sun, 15 Jun
- So explain why (khasim) Sun, 15 Jun
- Best Explaination I Can Offer (sdugan) Sun, 15 Jun
- My votes for 1997 (khasim) Sun, 15 Jun
- ROTFL!! (os2hq) Sun, 15 Jun
- No way (kdenehy) Sun, 15 Jun
- Idiot OS/2 peoples! (gabriel) Mon, 16 Jun
- Thinking far too small! (Yaztromo) Mon, 16 Jun
- Heh. (alunj) Mon, 16 Jun
- Speeking of Canadia . . . (kdenehy) Mon, 16 Jun
- Silly OS/2 users, at it again... (gabriel) Tue, 17 Jun
- Right on! (minitmen) Today
- Don't ignore the numbers (khasim) Mon, 16 Jun
- Simpsons Screen Saver, No Way (rwrannells) Mon, 16 Jun
- Give it up... (TTChua) Sun, 15 Jun
- No "inside" knowlege, but quick response (dhmjr) Mon, 16 Jun
- Rachel, can you confirm/deny? (khasim) Mon, 16 Jun
- Customer focus (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Thank you. (imric) Tue, 17 Jun
- Telling the difference... (erikf) Sun, 15 Jun
- So better titles would be ... (khasim) Sun, 15 Jun
- So what you're saying (kdenehy) Sun, 15 Jun
- Nope (CRConrad) Sun, 15 Jun
- Another Inconsistency (Ron Findling) Mon, 16 Jun
- Not inconsistent (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Not random sample (kdenehy) Mon, 16 Jun
- You Can't Have It Both Ways (Ron Findling) Tue, 17 Jun
- You have to understand about Infoworld (rlperkins) Sat, 14 Jun
- Win97 still there (khasim) Sat, 14 Jun
- Why Don't We Do Our Own Magazine? (os2hq) Sat, 14 Jun
- Get Real! (minitmen) Sun, 15 Jun
- I Wasn't Talking about One OS Only.... (os2hq) Sun, 15 Jun
- Cost .... (Raymond6) Tue, 17 Jun
- Sigh... yet another nitwit... (TTChua) Sun, 15 Jun
- Ditto... (minitmen) Tue, 17 Jun
- Please quote (kdenehy) Tue, 17 Jun
- Internet magazines (Bernard) Sun, 15 Jun
- Good Idea (loboz) Sun, 15 Jun
- Clueless (scorpion) Sat, 14 Jun
- OFFICIAL ONLINE FORUM POLL (os2hq) Sun, 15 Jun
- Another category: Coolest new toy (khasim) Sun, 15 Jun
- poll (jeff warren) Sun, 15 Jun
- Here's my choice (John J. Urbaniak) Mon, 16 Jun
- My votes (jbrabeck) Mon, 16 Jun
- Poll Responce (rwrannells) Mon, 16 Jun
- Response (bstanley) Mon, 16 Jun
- Poll Response (m-as4153) Mon, 16 Jun
- This one is just as bad. (gabriel) Mon, 16 Jun
- Ever hear of... (bstanley) Mon, 16 Jun
- Okay, it's just my little attempt (os2hq) Mon, 16 Jun
- Mac Attack! (gabriel) Tue, 17 Jun
- Give it up: entire process a waste (edremy) Sun, 15 Jun
- New Type of Fraud: Stuff the Questionbox (os2hq) Sun, 15 Jun
- That's not new at all. (Andrew Grygus) Mon, 16 Jun
- InfoWorld... pls respond... (TTChua) Mon, 16 Jun
- Letters in print (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Then why the second poll. (Pete Cacchioli) Mon, 16 Jun
- Baaa! Baaa! Baaa! (up_yours) Mon, 16 Jun
- Online Polls: It Can Be Done (tsikes) Mon, 16 Jun
- Troll Alert (Ron Findling) Mon, 16 Jun
- Not a troll...just a reality check (tsikes) Mon, 16 Jun
- Surprise (w nau) Mon, 16 Jun
- Re: Not a troll...just a reality check (Ron Findling) Tue, 17 Jun
- No sale on this survey? (sayinf) Mon, 16 Jun
- Honest award gives credit (Ture S) Sun, 15 Jun
- What's your theory? (kdenehy) Sun, 15 Jun
- It doesn't matter to Ture S (TTChua) Sun, 15 Jun
- Windows NT - yuk (satch) Mon, 16 Jun
- Still waiting for explanation of "other" (kdenehy) Sun, 15 Jun
- We will never see a clarification (TTChua) Sun, 15 Jun
- If that's the choice.... (os2hq) Sun, 15 Jun
- uNsTable - NT = useable (rmoyers) Mon, 16 Jun
- Ooops! (os2hq) Mon, 16 Jun
- Other stuff (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Credit? (imric) Mon, 16 Jun
- Credit where Credit is Due (cjoffe) Mon, 16 Jun
- Seriously, NT Server TOP Server product? (TTChua) Mon, 16 Jun
- Why NT Server is a good product (stu01) Mon, 16 Jun
- And Why NT Server is not a good product (kdenehy) Mon, 16 Jun
- TOP Server Product??? (TTChua) Mon, 16 Jun
- What poll?!? (klemmerj) Mon, 16 Jun
- Some random Readers' Choice award ... (Alan Laing) Mon, 16 Jun
- Check this out (kdenehy) Mon, 16 Jun
- Multiple processors (Pete Cacchioli) Mon, 16 Jun
- Way to go Sandy (w nau) Mon, 16 Jun
- I feel betrayed (schaebel) Mon, 16 Jun
- What belongs in what category (m-as4153) Mon, 16 Jun
- Who gives a crap anymore? (acagle) Mon, 16 Jun
- Readers Choice not the intent. (hnick) Mon, 16 Jun
- Less validity than the first (Ken Hamlett) Mon, 16 Jun
- That's actually beside the point. (acagle) Mon, 16 Jun
- Can't argue with that (Ken Hamlett) Mon, 16 Jun
- The needed to. (cjoffe) Tue, 17 Jun
- I never even saw a survey! (mbejeran) Mon, 16 Jun
- Site licenses (Pete Cacchioli) Mon, 16 Jun
- Resistance is Futile-you Will be Assim.. (bob_zielazinski) Mon, 16 Jun
- Amen (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Well.... (cjoffe) Mon, 16 Jun
- Judge by the actual coverage (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- We Try (cjoffe) Mon, 16 Jun
- Point taken (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Timing (cjoffe) Tue, 17 Jun
- Amen, brother! (gabriel) Tue, 17 Jun
- Exactly (kdenehy) Tue, 17 Jun
- We *are* judging by the coverage! (taxbuster) Mon, 16 Jun
- Coverage is affected by many factors (jfrates) Mon, 16 Jun
- Where the heck have YOU been? (kdenehy) Mon, 16 Jun
- The issues as I see them (jfrates) Tue, 17 Jun
- Critical coverage is still a coverage (FatBrother) Tue, 17 Jun
- Fair in numbers? (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Justification (w nau) Tue, 17 Jun
- Seems that I really touched the nerve (FatBrother) Tue, 17 Jun
- Qualifiers (CRConrad) Tue, 17 Jun
- Great post (kdenehy) Tue, 17 Jun
- Ditto. (acagle) Tue, 17 Jun
- The Big Picture (Ken Hamlett) Tue, 17 Jun
- Infoworld's reputation (imric) Mon, 16 Jun
- Vacation scheduling (jfrates) Mon, 16 Jun
- It's possible (khasim) Mon, 16 Jun
- Defending positions (jfrates) Tue, 17 Jun
- Oh yeah. (imric) Tue, 17 Jun
- Fool me once... (Orson) Mon, 16 Jun
- New name for poll? (napalm) Mon, 16 Jun
- New name is inaccurate (kdenehy) Tue, 17 Jun
- No, no, here's the correct new name! (dloss) Tue, 17 Jun
- Here's how to fix the poll (napalm) Mon, 16 Jun
- Some really good ideas (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- Er ya (w nau) Mon, 16 Jun
- Focus (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun
- But he's right. (dloss) Tue, 17 Jun
- A few suggestions (bstanley) Tue, 17 Jun
- Good old fashioned ballots (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- "product shipped which year" (CRConrad) Today
- Bigger sample, then. (imric) Tue, 17 Jun
- A couple of problems (edremy) Mon, 16 Jun
- Read the bottom (napalm) Mon, 16 Jun
- Oh, and the OS/2 vote (napalm) Mon, 16 Jun
- Exactly, only . . . (CRConrad) Tue, 17 Jun
- Still wouldn't work. (acagle) Mon, 16 Jun
- A Study of the Poll Results... (rwrannells) Mon, 16 Jun
- Interesting... (rcsteiner) Mon, 16 Jun
- I want my Jaz drive (khasim) Mon, 16 Jun
- 1 Reader = 1 vote ? (dric00) Mon, 16 Jun
- Infoworld Should Be Embarrased (colinh) Mon, 16 Jun
- They are. (Andrew Grygus) Mon, 16 Jun
- Polls or Voting Elects Presidents??? (os2wiz) Mon, 16 Jun
- They already do (jfrates) Tue, 17 Jun
- If you're leaving IW for good, read this (Yaztromo) Mon, 16 Jun
- Hate to see you go (cjoffe) Tue, 17 Jun
- Epidemic Madness (DRLunsford) Tue, 17 Jun
- Sadly, I agree. (acagle) Tue, 17 Jun
- Self Selected is OK - Redefine (Andrew Grygus) Mon, 16 Jun
- How about (Alan Laing) Tue, 17 Jun
- Demo of IT Managers Apathy (kdenehy) Tue, 17 Jun
- New Poll = Hypocricy In Exemplar (up_yours) Tue, 17 Jun
- Editors Choice Awards (thumper) Tue, 17 Jun
- A single phone call? Not (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- I never said a single phone call (thumper) Today
- Did I offend? (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Why not show results? (FatBrother) Tue, 17 Jun
- The only possible conclusion . . . (CRConrad) Today
- Sue InfoWorld for the results? Hmmm.... (up_yours) Today
- Microsoft is a dinosaur... (karpens) Tue, 17 Jun
- Audience and Legal Issues (w nau) Tue, 17 Jun
- Clarification -- IT professional (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- My apologies (w nau) Tue, 17 Jun
- Has anybody noticed? (kdenehy) Tue, 17 Jun
- Restricted? (imric) Tue, 17 Jun
- Smart Not To (w nau) Tue, 17 Jun
- Nick & Brett (rparker) Tue, 17 Jun
- Conspicuous by their silence (CRConrad) Today
- Some clarifications (n.petreley) Today
- Glad to hear it! (imric) Today
- Glad to hear it! (imric) Today
- Glad to hear it! (imric) Today
- WinfoWorld (cornel) Tue, 17 Jun
- I beg to differ. (cjoffe) Tue, 17 Jun
- Editor's Choice Awrads (os2wiz) Tue, 17 Jun
- The Dragon Lady'sEditor's Choice Awards (os2wiz) Tue, 17 Jun
- Knock it off. (gabriel) Tue, 17 Jun
- You're basically right, but . . . (CRConrad) Today
- I have to agree... (cjoffe) Today
- Reader's Choice? (patricap) Tue, 17 Jun
- Ha! Ha! Ha! (gmella) Tue, 17 Jun
- Speak for yourself (Alan Laing) Today
- A request... (TTChua) Tue, 17 Jun
- The poll wasn't in those categories (rparker) Today
- So (TTChua) Today
- OS/2 wins=Stuffing, NT wins=No stuffing (TTChua) Today
- Predictions and predilections (CRConrad) Today
- Good points (rparker) Today
- Damage Control (w nau) Today
- Business as usual (imric) Today
- One more reason (kdenehy) Today
- Maybe we didn't really want a poll (sboland) Today
- Uhhhhhh......maybe..... (acagle) Today
- Product of the Year Goals (rparker) Today
- 2 Points to Ponder (cjoffe) Today
- Agreed on both (rparker) Today
- They'd be excluded (w nau) Today
- You make some excellent points... (Alan Laing) Today
- How about this: (acagle) Today
- What a great idea (rparker) Today
- Moving target (w nau) Today
- I think you nailed it. (rcsteiner) Today
- Just occured to me.. (napalm) Today
- Should have scrapped it (forum) Today
- Archiving this "debate" (up_yours) Today
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