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As seen from the graph, four out of five people thought Pandora's predictions of their taste in music were accurate above or at average level, only one person felt that Pandora's choice did not fit her taste well. Indeed, two of these four people were very excited to discover Pandora and what it could do. They even recommended it to their friends instantly. I asked the respondent No.4 who rated a "2" about the cause of her dislikes for the music Pandora chose. She replied that  the songs Pandora chose for her was similar to the songs she loved in an element that was just not the one she preferred. She elaborated that her favorite artist was Eminem and the element of personal feelings in his songs. However, Pandora provided similar rap songs for her, focusing on the "gangsta" element in most of Eminem's songs, and not the personal part that she was looking for. From their responses, I have formed two ideas. First, overall, I think Pandora did an amazing job in finding songs for listeners, and I am quite impressed. Second, I think it is realistic to say that nothing can satisfy everyone's tastes and expectations. Especially in this case, where only the artist's name was provided for Pandora. We all expected it to give us exactly what we want, but now to think about it, it is just not completely doable with so little information given. I think that this is a reasonable explaination of why not everyone thought it was accurate, and it is a totally okay senario in real life.