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I got my results from searching in Incognito.

Google can still use your web history even if you're in Incogito mode if you've logged in to any of their services. http://www.cbronline.com/blogs/technology/how_secret_is_g

EDIT: Also, your conclusion:

"Over time, these autocomplete suggetions will change, but for now it’s clear that a lot of people using Windows 8 don’t know how to do the tasks they are familiar with in Windows 7."

Why are you assuming that they're Windows 7 users who are now unable to do tasks after an upgrade? What if the Windows 8 users are people who are new to Windows?

It's certainly a possibility, but my guess is that based on windows' pretty crazy market penetration (I don't think I've ever met anyone who's _never_ used a windows machine at least at work or school), and the fact that most switching is going the other direction (away from windows), the number of people "new to windows in general" is not worth considering.....but that's just a guess.

EDIT: I guess I'm not considering people who are just buying their first computer, and that that computer is a windows 8 machine......I would be really curious to see the numbers for OS breakdowns for "first time computer buyers", and how many of these were people who genuinely never had their own vs. adults who previously used machines owned by their parents.....I'd imagine this number is also pretty small these days....

I agree. I imagine most first-time Windows users are children shown the ropes by their parents who are thus less likely to search when they can't figure something out, while a large portion of first-time OS X users are teenagers or adults moving away from Windows who often don't have or want someone to guide them through the OS every step of the way and who are thus more likely to search for solutions to their problems.

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