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Pre-Launch Adoption of OS X Yosemite 33 Times Higher Than for Mavericks
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The most popular is not necessarily the best
Yeah, variances can be surprising.
3.6 2.8 3.3 shortly after release. And around three hours ago there was an observable drop of around four percent. Up and down and so on, and (recalling Tim Cook's comments) adoption rates are not everything; there should be more focus on producing the best than on becoming the most popular.
Yeah, variances can be surprising.
3.6 2.8 3.3 shortly after release. And around three hours ago there was an observable drop of around four percent. Up and down and so on, and (recalling Tim Cook's comments) adoption rates are not everything; there should be more focus on producing the best than on becoming the most popular.
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The variance is because of the way they sample data, that's why its important to look at daily/weekly averages instead (which we still don't have).
As to your 'popular is not better' its a very banal statement. The reality is far more complicated. In this case, adoption rate reflects the proportion of OS X users which have actively took the time to migrate to a new OS. This is a change, a diachronic trend. I am far more inclined to believe that a strong diachronic trend signals a certain preference than a strong synchronic trend. After all, a diachronic trend means that there is an interest in the new product and a certain eagerness to use it, while a synchronic trend can be often explained by historical reasons.
Again, it is way to early to read something definitive into this trend so early on, but if this continues, its a clear sign that users are actively interested to changing to Yosemite from whichever system they are using now. Which kind of leads us back to the appropriate definition of 'better'
Banal? Probably. It's also somewhat different from what I wrote ;-)
Re: averages etc.: naturally, I agree.
Mavericks
I don't have screenshots handy but in December 2013 and again in January 2014, in a forum elsewhere I wrote:
Now in Mavericks we have improved battery life, performance and so on, but the public as a whole seems unexcited:
Mavericks Adoption - OS X Version Distribution - GoSquared
Why such a great percentage of users not taking advantage of a free upgrade?
This, I think, goes deeper than people waiting for .1 or .2
Mavericks Adoption - OS X Version Distribution - GoSquared
Why such a great percentage of users not taking advantage of a free upgrade?
This, I think, goes deeper than people waiting for .1 or .2
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Early June 2014 Mavericks at 52.3 percent:
Yosemite
Mid-September 2014 Yosemite pre-release, Mavericks at sixty-six percent:
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It'll make sense to compare the figures/graphs around three weeks from now.
Friday 7th November, maybe
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</cough> my last post did nothing to imply surprise. Treat it as banal, if you like ;-)
Today's peak is around four percent lower than Tuesday's. I guess that the peaks will rise again at or after the weekend.
A little rejection in the midst of adoption
A lessening of peaks was remarkable but, for the reasons given above, I shouldn't treat that as significant.
Re: my growing list of selected bookmarks about the perceived ugliness of Yosemite http://tinyurl.com/1010uglystick just a few people have used then rejected Yosemite.
That list aside: as expected, for some people the reasons for rejection are unrelated to the appearance/looks of the operating system. Again, just a few; not many people. I have a sense that ugliness is the most common reason for rejection, but that's probably because my search terms have a bias for words such as 'fugly'.
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Plus there's a group of people who give reasons for refraining from installation, but that's debatably off-topic from adoption and rejection rates.
A lessening of peaks was remarkable but, for the reasons given above, I shouldn't treat that as significant.
Re: my growing list of selected bookmarks about the perceived ugliness of Yosemite http://tinyurl.com/1010uglystick just a few people have used then rejected Yosemite.
That list aside: as expected, for some people the reasons for rejection are unrelated to the appearance/looks of the operating system. Again, just a few; not many people. I have a sense that ugliness is the most common reason for rejection, but that's probably because my search terms have a bias for words such as 'fugly'.
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Plus there's a group of people who give reasons for refraining from installation, but that's debatably off-topic from adoption and rejection rates.
Orientation: discussion under a more recent news item
First Week OS X Yosemite Adoption Rates Slightly Outpacing Mavericks
I'll continue there.
First Week OS X Yosemite Adoption Rates Slightly Outpacing Mavericks
I'll continue there.