re: CNN Poll

[Charles Behney <charlesaugust@theriver.com>]

Here's some cognitive dissonance regarding CNN polls. Some people think
big is good, so Bill must be good. But when the questions are posed
regarding specifice monopoly and business practices, the results will
skew.

CAB

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9801/23/microsoft.poll/

Poll shows Bill Gates'
                     popularity growing

                     January 23, 1998
                     Web posted at: 1:58 p.m. EST (1858 GMT) 


> Forty-two percent of those polled had a favorable opinion of
>                      Gates in 1998, compared to 31 percent in 1995. However, a
>                      slightly higher percent of people have an unfavorable view now
>                      than in 1995, 15 percent vs. 11 percent. Also, fewer Americans
>                      are unfamiliar with Gates (43 percent) than they were in 1995 (58
>                      percent), survey results show. 
> 
>                      A majority of computer users (52 percent) believe Microsoft's
>                      dominant role in the computer industry is good for consumers, and
>                      don't want the federal government to curtail the company's
>                      advantage over software providers, according to the poll findings. 


> 
> 
>      To: com-priv <com-priv@psi.com>, Multiple recipients of list <am-info@essential.org> 
>      Subject: CNN Poll 
>      From: James Love <love@cptech.org> 
>      Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 00:10:56 -0500 
>      Organization: http://www.cptech.org 
> 
> 
> 
> I took this today off CNN's Web page.  
> http://cnn.com/SPECIALS/1997/microsoft/poll/
> 
> Do you think Microsoft's decision to integrate its web browser into its
> operating system restricts browser choices for Internet users? 
> 
> Choice  Percent  
> Yes   82% 
> No   16% 
> Can't say   0% 
> 
> 138,642 votes 
> 
> 
> Do you believe Microsoft is guilty of violating anti-trust regulations
> by using its dominance in PC operating systems' software to muscle into
> the Internet browser market? 
> 
> Choice  Percent  
> Yes   73% 
> No   25% 
> Can't say   0% 
> 
> 334,652 votes 
> 
> 
> The thrust of Microsoft's argument in its legal battle with the Justice
> Department is that Internet Explorer is a Windows feature, not a
> product. Do you agree with that? 
> 
> Choice  Percent  
> Yes   11% 
> No   88% 
> Can't say   0% 
> 
> 107,410 votes 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> -- 
> James Love
> Consumer Project on Technology
> P.O. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036
> love@cptech.org | http://www.cptech.org
> 202.387.8030, fax 202.234.5176


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