| Bodhesatva said: Marc, two questions: 1) Can you please quote, precisely, what Rocket Pig said that was apparently offensive to you and to others 2) Can you please fully explain what the NPD has to gain from fudging numbers on behalf of one company -- and consequently losing the patronage of dozens of others Please keep in mind that we aren't suggesting that the NPD is our benevolent friend: we know that they, like all other companies, are just out for money. We're just saying that the best method for them to get the most money possible is to provide the most balanced, objective, and accurate information possible to all of its clients. Even the super big ones. |
1 - He didnt. I apoligize for that formally. Sorry Rocketpig that was my error. I wrongly assumed I was exchanging threads with the same person. The comment that was offensive was made by nintendo. I will edit my old post to remove the defamation.
2 - For the same reason any company or person (see politics) in history has done so. They get something out of it, and they can (or think they can) get away with it. I point out MS once again as a prime example (xbox 'sales' anyone? or how about their 6% failure rating that was later changed to "within industry standards"?) but others exist as well. Of those that I am aware of (making blatantly false claims about someone else via deal or their own products to bolster whatever) include Rambus (multiple times with Intel), Sony (multiple times), Nintendo (with 3rd parties in the past), Intel (with Rambus), AMD (sort of), IBM (long list going back to the 80's), Enron, & Sun (back when they were fighting MS untill MS purchased a huge chunk of the company). Those are just the ones I am aware of and I am no analyst or anything like that.
I also want to point out that I never claimed that NPD was fudging numbers. Only that it is a possibility and that there is no way to know whos numbers are actually better since we dont have any sources or power calculations not that I think that the data should be released to the public.
