Downloads Prove There Are Downloaders

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Simon Phipps

And nothing more. My experience at Sun showed me that, when you use downloads as a metric for project success, you’re missing the point and perhaps trying to distract people from other truths. I explain in my InfoWorld column today.

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