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____/ Homer on Tuesday 06 Oct 2009 01:03 : \____
> Software Popularity Stats, 6th October 2009.
>
> Top 10 Windows Downloads (download.com).
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> | No | Downloads | Name | Type |
> |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | 1 | 1,439,289 | AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition | Anti-Malware |
> | 2 | 961,282 | Avira AntiVir Personal | Anti-Malware |
> | 3 | 635,270 | Avast Home Edition | Anti-Malware |
> | 4 | 564,455 | Malwarebytes Anti-Malware | Anti-Malware |
> | 5 | 483,105 | LimeWire | Piracy |
> | 6 | 412,024 | YouTube Downloader | Piracy |
> | 7 | 367,946 | WinRAR (32-bit) | Piracy * |
> | 8 | 317,798 | Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition | Anti-Malware |
> | 9 | 255,168 | Advanced SystemCare Free | B0rk Fixer |
> | 10 | 247,698 | IObit Security 360 | Anti-Malware |
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>
> [*] Although actually an archiver, rather than a piracy tool, WinRAR is
> used almost exclusively to (un)archive pirate software distributed
> (mainly) on binary Usenet groups, and as such is classified here under
> the heading of "Piracy".
>
>
> Top 10 Linux Projects by Popularity (freshmeat.net)
> (based on number of subscriptions, URL hits and record hits)
> -----------------------------------------------
> | No | Score | Name | Type |
> |-----------------------------------------------|
> | 1 | 100 | gcc | Dev |
> | 2 | 99.31 | Apache | Web |
> | 3 | 89.67 | cdrtools | Utility |
> | 4 | 80.54 | Linux (kernel) | OS |
> | 5 | 59.89 | PostgreSQL | Database |
> | 6 | 51.34 | VLC | Multimedia |
> | 7 | 42.16 | ClamAV | Anti-Malware * |
> | 8 | 41.91 | MPlayer | Multimedia |
> | 9 | 36.88 | MySQL | Database |
> | 10 | 36.40 | PHP | Dev |
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> [*] This anti-malware tool runs under GNU/Linux, but is only needed to
> scan for malware on Windows systems, or malware transmitted by Windows
> systems (e.g. botnets) through GNU/Linux mail servers.
>
>
> Percentile Distribution by application type.
> ---------------------------------
> | OS | Windows | Linux |
> |---------------------------------|
> | Type | % | % |
> |---------------------------------|
> | Anti-Malware | 73.29 | 6.61 |
> | Piracy | 22.22 | 0 |
> | Other | 4.49 | 93.39 |
> ---------------------------------
>
> Final score: Linux 93.39, Windows 4.49.
> (Legitimate and productive use).
It's time for MAFIAA and congress to criminalise that "pirateOS" called Windows. It's
obviously as bad as TPB.
Another interesting comparison would measure % of botnets.
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~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | Windows: innovative VTP technology (Virus Transfer Protocol)
http://Schestowitz.com | Open Prospects | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
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