Your first link refers to the 90% only once as an anecdotal figure. (Where are his numbers for Doom 2 coming from?)
Your second link actually includes a graph that shows significantly lower figures, especially for the USA. There is mention of the claim of 90% piracy for World of Goo but that is again anecdotal evidence from the publisher. Assuming the "unique internet addresses" claim is accurate though, does this take into account people who have a dynamic IP address (i.e. one that changes and would thus present the same computer as a diferent address) That could make a huge difference to the figures.
Also both seem to mention that consoles are not free from piracy so the argument appears to fall down as a whole anyway.
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