Is This How MS Intends To Become #1?

[theprof00]

kowenicki said:

kitler53 said:

slowmo said:
Using Patcher as a basis of your argument = OP losing credibility...

..not even patcher.  patcher as interpreted via theSource which makes it even worse.  i'm with kowen, the whole OP is garbage, shipment numbers which release very soon here is the one number to care about.

Slight misinterpretation by the source... but that use of the word "persuade" is enough to generate mis-trust and accusations of cash changing hands here in the forums, which is of course utter bollocks.

The truth according to Pachter (yes, I asked him) is that if a manufacturer can "demonstrate" that the number are off then NPD will look again.  Now, put across that way it feels different and probably means that this is not an unusual event and has likely  happened before from many maufacturers, be they phone, tablet, gaming or software companies.  But presumably the case has to be sound and certainly will not be based on some obsucre evidence or cash changing hands.  People see what they want to see and frankly its weak.

he actually answers emails?