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The only reference people have for these kind of judgements is polling by browser.
You're talking about users of a specific OS who would spend time to not make that known. They would also opt-out if any reporting about there machine specifics for polls, should they be asked.
I can guarantee real world usage is always higher than these polls suggest. I don't know about 10%, but they are higher in actuality.
i had a similar thought; up until almost 3 years ago, i setup my browser's agent string to always report that it's running windows to get the good prices for online shopping.
Wait, tell me more about this - online stores change prices according to who is buying? And by what OS they're using?