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Originally Posted by ApK
The 'bull' was specifically regarding the idea that 100,000 could be dismissed out of hand as too small for a population of a few million. I know epidemiologists who would kill for a sample that large.
I heard national elections have turned on polling samples of mere hundreds.
The rest of your post, unless I missed something, basically said you don't think my opinion has a sound basis.
I note the success of the Kindle.
I note the general tone of customers on Amazon and other websites.
I note the specific polls and threads asking about it here.
I note the overheard conversations in stores as I hang around the ereader counter (as I often do).
I note the lack of mention of customer concerns in the trade press.
I note the anecdotal evidence presented to me as an IT professional from a fairly wide circle of friends, colleagues and clients.
The people who are warning people away from Amazon because of "lock in/out" APPEAR to me to be basing it in on imagined worst-case scenarios and anamardoll's mom.
Correct me if there is anything else informing their opinion.
ApK
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OK... The 125,000 was number of members... this is NOT the sample as they don't all contribute to these threads and actually very few are regular contributors hence actual sample size is much smaller...
Yes, you got that one right, your opinion is no more sound than any other...
Your "I note" remarks are anecdotal as they stand and as I said mine were... and , if you actually looked, you will find nowhere on the entire MR forum where I attack the Kindle or any other reader... what I attack are presentations, of individual's comments, discussions, unattributed quotes etc, as facts...