I have multiple PowerMac G5s. The more computers you own, the more likely one will experience a problem. But as I said, it was a disk drive failure, not a problem with any Apple-designed components.
Not if their failure rate is triple the industry average.
The Macintosh survey was not conducted with scientific methods. It was a self-selecting poll, which can provide some good anecdotal information,. Chances are that most PowerMac users who did not have a problem did not bother to participate, and the actual failure rate is much less than 23%.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^But as I said, it was a disk drive failure, not a problem with any Apple-designed components.^^^^^^^^^^^^^
While I agree with you on the technicality, that's not going to be a distinction made with many other buyers.
^^^^^^^^^^The Macintosh survey was not conducted with scientific methods.^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Neither one was. The mac or PC hardware one, at least not that I saw. I could be wrong.
Keep in mind this is only for the G5 line. Not the G4, and not the macintelosh line either. The G4 line was notably better, you could just look at the internals and see that.