[Ti] NUMBERS (specifically LOW numbers)

[coccolithophorid at earthlink.net]

> In the 13 years I've been buying computers I've never bought software
> at the time of purchase (well ok, once I did), but obviously we live in
> very different worlds, you believe that "Fewer computer purchases means
> fewer software purchases" while I would think

From: XXL <xxl at mac.com> wrote:
This is nice, but the software industry has real data about purchasing
habits and that is what my statement is based on. That is also what 
their
investment in development is based on.

Kevin wrote:
This is exactly what we're talking about, numbers. You say you've got 
these numbers, I say I've got these numbers, believe whichever set you 
like. Neither of us can truly prove which is correct. I must believe 
what I see, and I see purchasing habits that buy software during the 
life of the computer not at the time of purchase.

Kevin