On one of my beta channels, I saw the installed user count go down. So I sent this question to Patrick:
And last, one small question. When I look at "Accounts Installed" for
my channel. Is that a true reflection of how many people currently have
my channel installed on their box? I ask because I noticed on my private
channel that the number went down. So I was wondering if when people
remove my channel if it decreases the count.
And he replied:
And yes, accounts installed is net, so removals will decrease the number.
On my channel, the count was around 40, with only 8 people linking. So that leads me to believe that many people will install a channel, but not try it out.
Just my 2 cents...