cageymaru
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That was a classic mistake of polling method. The poll was conducted by telephone but not everyone who was able to vote had a telephone.
EDIT: Polls are not perfect; the way questions are asked can bias a poll; the questions asked can bias a poll. Polls with large sample selections can be pretty damn accurate. Not polling you and your friends are not valid reasons to discount polling, though.
I argue that having the tools to ask more of the populace for information, and then flat out refusing to, is wrong as it has painted the wrong picture in the past. Am I saying that the Steam numbers are completely fabricated and wrong? No. I'm saying that they should take the time and ask their entire user base that opts in at least once a year. If they did that and made a baseline, I would be more inclined to pay attention to it. Right now I see it as marketing 101 to keep people interested in Steam.