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They are at the bottom of the post and specifically cited in posts as well where relevant

Those aren't references. They're just indications of the source of the data. A reference would be a full link to the particular article and page that contains this data.

Just chiming in. This post lacks data. If you're going to quote those publications, you have a duty to link to your sources.

I can very easily say something like "$MYCOMPANY is the undisputed leader in the $INDUSTRY. Everyone else in $INDUSTRY is faking their technology".

Source: New York Times, WSJ and TechCrunch.

Fair enough guys. An oversight on my part. Links have been added to bottom of post to specific articles.

And now I've upvoted this post. :)

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