Well, we know have the "official" results, selected by a bunch of folks who think that an OS, a removable hard drive, a laptop, a palmtop, and a printer are all in the same category. The clear winner for internet product can't be an "Editor's Choice" because the editors think that the whole category is obsolete and should be ignored.
Wow. I don't doubt that the ballot box on the first poll may have been stuffed, (Despite no evidence being provided by Sally Reed.) but Infoworld here has managed to create a "poll" even less credible than the last one. That takes work, Ms. Reed. You should be proud. (At least Windows NT won.)
The entire process is such a joke right now that Infoworld should just drop the "Reader's Choice" awards. You are only further damaging Infoworld's credibility: simply admit that you are incapable of running either a decent reader survey or conducting an online poll. There is certainly no shame in the latter, since I don't know of anyone who has managed it. As far as the former, fire the agency and demand your money back: they've made you a laughingstock.
Eric Remy
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