Patrick Elliott <sel### [at] npgcablecom> wrote:
> Shouldn't that actually be like "argument ad preinstallum"? lol

  I just find it hilarious when Steve Ballmer makes the argument from
popularity, like in that one interview where the interviewer asked something
like "seriously, what is it with Windows Vista?" and Ballmer argued something
like "What? The second most used operating system in the world?" (obviously
referring to XP as the most popular one), as if popularity was some kind of
indication of quality.

  The vast majority of people who had (and have) Vista in their PCs had
no choice. It's not like Vista became "the second most popular OS" by
people's choice. It became the second most popular because computer vendors
made the choice for their customers, often without even offering any
alternatives (unless a customer specifically asks for one, and how many
of them do?)

  It's a bit like arguing that OPEC is a great organization because the
vast majority of the world's oil comes from them. That would be one of
the dumbest arguments in existence.

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