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Old Dec 11, 2018 | 9:14 am
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Originally Posted by TSparky
One factor on the upgrade % is how many seats are held back "just in case". Is it an absolute # like 1 or 2 or a percentage like 10%?
Neither. A few years ago it was very predictable (and was an absolute number at that time), but that is definitely not the case currently.
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