easy · GMAT Verbal
Argument: A software firm released a major update to its flagship application last month. Internal data shows that the number of reported software crashes decreased by 40% compared to the previous month. The company concluded that the update successfully improved the stability of the software.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the conclusion?
- The update was downloaded by a smaller share of users than the firm had projected before release.
- The firm simultaneously simplified the user interface, making it much more intuitive for new users.
- Several competitors released updates to their own applications during the same month the firm released its update.
- The crash-reporting feature in the application was accidentally disabled for half of the users in the new update.
- The majority of the software crashes in the previous month were caused by a single bug that affected only 5% of the user base.
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