[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBIDE-13270) Windows 8 is not being reported in Google Analytics

[Andre Dietisheim (JIRA)]

    [ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-13270?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12740425#comment-12740425 ] 

Andre Dietisheim edited comment on JBIDE-13270 at 12/10/12 11:11 AM:
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It definitely looks like an issue in Google Analytics, not a bug on our side. We're reporting things correctly.
Google Analytics is not reporting Windows 8 correctly for the moment. 
Windows 8 users are reported are reported as Windows NT 6.2:

http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/38006/how-does-windows-8-appear-on-google-analytics

Windows NT 6.2 is what is set by usage and browsers in the user agent. Google Analytics then translates this into Windows names known to the public. 
For the full picture: (a javascript snippet that detects windows versions)

{code:title=http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13487856/get-specific-windows-version-by-javascript}
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 5.1",
   NickName: "Windows XP"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 5.2 ",
   NickName: "Windows Server 2003/Windows XP x64 Edition"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 6.0",
   NickName: "Windows Vista"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 6.1",
   NickName: "Windows 7"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 6.2",
   SpecialString: "ARM",
   NickName: "Windows RT"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 6.2",
   NickName: "Windows 8"
}
{code}
                
      was (Author: adietish):
    looks like Google Analytics is not detecting Windows 8 correctly so far. These users are reported as Windows NT 6.2:

http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/38006/how-does-windows-8-appear-on-google-analytics

For the full picture, the latest windows versions are all reported as Windows NT in the user agent, but they differ in the version. Google Analytics "translates" them into the correct windows names. Google Analytics is simply missing the "translation" for Windows 8 so far (js code that does the very same translation http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13487856/get-specific-windows-version-by-javascript):

{code}
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 5.1",
   NickName: "Windows XP"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 5.2 ",
   NickName: "Windows Server 2003/Windows XP x64 Edition"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 6.0",
   NickName: "Windows Vista"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 6.1",
   NickName: "Windows 7"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 6.2",
   SpecialString: "ARM",
   NickName: "Windows RT"
},
{
   SubString: "Windows NT 6.2",
   NickName: "Windows 8"
}
{code}
                  
> Windows 8 is not being reported in Google Analytics
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JBIDE-13270
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-13270
>             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: usage
>    Affects Versions: 4.0.0.Final
>            Reporter: Andre Dietisheim
>            Assignee: Andre Dietisheim
>             Fix For: 4.0.x
>
>         Attachments: windows8-not-reported.png
>
>
> We can't spot any Windows 8 being reported by usage in Google Analytics:
> !windows8-not-reported.png!

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