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by kube-system 80 days ago
I think you're derive specificity from the data that simply isn't there. That's not a data problem, that's an interpretation problem.

The survey didn't ask about reliability, success, or functionality.
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mingus88 79 days ago
The survey didn’t ask anything. It shows two products and “which one would you prefer”

I stand by my interpretation. Who is going to prefer the OG iPhone to the refined and improved version? Nobody that I knew at the time.

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kube-system 77 days ago
No, it said more than that, the full prompt on the page is:

> Rank Your Top 50

> Help us pick the best Apple products of the last 50 years! Just choose which of the two randomly paired options you prefer.

This is explicitly invoking a context of historical importance. Some of these products are 50 years old, not available, and completely obsolete. A reader would be silly to interpret this as a survey to construct a buyers guide.

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