Re: What % of Windows XP machines have SP2

"Rock" <Rock@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote
MS certainly knows how many copies of XP were sold, and how many
were sold that had SP2 integrated, but it's unclear to me why you
think MS knows how many upgraded to SP2. If they kept the stats
they might know how many installed SP2 from windows update, or
downloaded the full version. They know how many ordered the SP2
CD, and they know how many free SP2 CD's were given away to
publishing companies for inclusion in their mags as an insert, and
sent to places like Office Depot, etc, but that doesn't directly
translate into how many of the currently installed XP seats has SP2.

Microsoft knows simply by the data it collects whenever a Windows
system does an update. Which most users do from time to time.

You are assuming that windows update somehow distinguishes between
distinct machines and differentiate between multiple visits by the
same machine. That's a huge assumption.

Piece of cake! That is what cookies and ActiveX are for.

but for the sake of argument
let's say it can tell you what % of systems that update through
windows update have SP2. In the first place MS has to actually keep
those statistics.

Piece of cake! Microsoft has billions in cash. Hell I could even keep those statistics. It isn't that hard. ;)

And in the second place it says nothing about
those who don't update through windows update. I don't. It says
nothing about all the systems in Domain environments that get their
updates through WSUS on a local server and never talk to windows
update, and that's a lot of systems.

You don't need these included with your statistics. As you can come up with an accuracy within a percent or two even from a small sampling.

Bill, there is no substance to your contention.

Only to people with eyes, but cannot see. ;)

--
Bill

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