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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? |
| Date | 2014-11-09 12:22 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <D0850D0F.4107D%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink) |
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On 11/9/14, 12:08 PM, in article 36df6101-9829-44b2-96e9-f68b0adff793@googlegroups.com, "-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote: > Chris Ahlstrom wrote: >>>> "DFS" <nospam@dfs.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> https://www.humblebundle.com >>>>> >>>>> Total payments: $1,110,293.65 >>>>> Number of purchases: 149,494 >>>>> Average purchase: $7.43 >>>>> Average Windows: $7.08 >>>>> Average Mac: $8.55 >>>>> Average Linux: $10.06 >>>>> >>>>> The avg Linux purchase is 42% higher than the avg Windows purchase. The >>>>> reason is because Windows gamers buy good games at $30 to $60 a pop, and >>>>> don't have as much to spend on these crapola games - which are top flight >>>>> games for deprived Linux victims. >>>>> >> Good old DFS... always finding ways to spin Linux positives into negatives. >> >> He doesn't seem to realize that this sample population is of users (Mac, Win, >> Lin) who don't want to pay $30+ for a *game*. Those other people will not >> even be visiting "Humble Bundle". >> >> What a k00k! >> > Unfortunately Chris, without the raw data, both your's and his claims are > unsupported. > > DFS's hypothesis included (since deleted by prior quotes) that a few high > rollers in Linux had skewed the results. Which seems likely but is not proved. > Lacking the raw data, at least if > the Medians of each had been reported, this assertion could have been tested. > With the "Top 10" list that was provided it certainly looks like a good > hypothesis, but lacking the appropriate data or analysis, it can neither be > confirmed - - or (in your case) denied. Exactly. -- * Mint MATE: Trash, Panel, Menu: <http://youtu.be/C0y74FIf7uE> * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? <http://youtu.be/CU-whJQvtfA> * Mint KDE working with folders: <http://youtu.be/7C9nvniOoE0> * Mint KDE creating files: <http://youtu.be/N7-fZJaJUv8> * Mint KDE help: <http://youtu.be/3ikizUd3sa8> * Mint KDE general navigation: <http://youtu.be/t9y14yZtQuI> * Mavericks / Pages 5.1: <http://youtu.be/D3BPWANQoIk> * OS / Word Processor Comparison: <http://youtu.be/w6Qcl-w7s5c>
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Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-09 11:31 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 09:56 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? charlescroyden3@gmail.com - 2014-11-09 09:13 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 10:18 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 09:25 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-11-09 12:39 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 10:50 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? charlescroyden3@gmail.com - 2014-11-09 09:52 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 10:58 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Jorge Dimaggio <jorgedimaggio@spammenot.org> - 2014-11-09 13:34 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-11-09 15:32 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 13:37 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-11-10 08:09 -0600
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-10 09:15 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-11 09:24 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-11 10:21 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-11 16:45 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2014-11-09 11:55 -0600
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 10:58 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-10 10:35 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2014-11-09 11:08 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 12:22 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2014-11-09 14:42 -0600
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-09 19:22 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2014-11-10 06:33 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-10 10:47 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2014-11-10 11:07 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-10 19:40 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-10 19:33 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-10 20:09 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-11 08:55 -0500
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 09:15 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-09 18:09 +0000
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 11:40 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 11:57 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 10:54 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 01:50 +0000
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 19:45 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 04:35 +0000
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:02 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 05:28 +0000
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 22:37 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 22:25 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:39 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 22:19 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:25 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 21:28 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 04:43 +0000
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:09 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 05:34 +0000
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-10 07:37 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-10 08:26 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 22:18 -0700
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:23 -0800
Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 20:54 -0800
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