http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/01/613731.aspxCNet is running a story about reader reaction to the new Windows Media Photo format . From the fine article : In an unscientific poll asking whether a JPEG competitor is needed, almost half of the 5,621 voters said maybe, "but I'm concerned about iten-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/01/613731.aspx#618527Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:24:22 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:618527MSDNArchiveOne of the recent episodes of &quot;Penn &amp; Teller: Bullshit&quot; on Showtime titled &quot;Numbers&quot; went into a lot of detail about how polls are usually crafted to get the results they want, and how numbers can be skewed. &nbsp;Very interesting to watch if you can find it on TV.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=618527" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/01/613731.aspx#613915Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:45:40 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:613915Peter Torr - MSFTOK Josh, where do you want to meet up for your eye-poking apointment? :-) <br> <br>But yeah, you can make a poll &quot;prove&quot; anything you want by selecting the right questions, the right audience, etc.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=613915" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/01/613731.aspx#613902Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:28:55 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:613902JoshNo, I want you to poke me in the eye with a sharp stick. :) <br> <br>It's funny that you mention this b/c I was just reading an article about other public polls (like political polls, etc.) and how the pollsters can skew the numbers by engineering the questions.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=613902" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/01/613731.aspx#613900Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:28:07 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:613900Dean HardingThe other thing I would question is whether the readers actually UNDERSTAND what is wrong with JPEG in the first place. <br> <br>Some people even seemed concerned about some sort of DRM in the file, but I had a quick look at the spec and it didn't seem to contain anything like that... I guess that's just a knee-jerk reaction to anything new in &quot;media&quot; these days...<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=613900" width="1" height="1">