what is the most downloaded program on the web?

**nickel** · 05-25-2003, 02:08 PM

don't google it -- try and guess

**irwin** · 05-25-2003, 02:17 PM

My guesses:
Kazaa
Internet Explorer
Gator

**Aristo** · 05-25-2003, 02:20 PM

winzip
winamp
icq

**DankNstickY** · 05-25-2003, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by passwird
My guess:
Kazaa

**sho.gun** · 05-25-2003, 02:21 PM

bonzibuddy!
AIM

**hang10wannabe** · 05-25-2003, 02:26 PM

kazaa
collapse
makilovin.exe

**ChrisMG187** · 05-25-2003, 02:27 PM

kazaa followed by icq

**brainsmile** · 05-25-2003, 04:06 PM

my guess... kazaa!

**IntegraTypeR** · 05-25-2003, 05:01 PM

kazaa is my guess -- especially since kazaa apparently is now advertising on yahoo mail

**coleslaw** · 05-25-2003, 05:04 PM

I actually read an article a few days ago that said that Kazaa was going to surpass ICQ as the top downloaded program (at least, according to download.com). I'm sure it has by now - and just think of the millions of people that are unaware of all of the spyware that has invaded their system.

**Bires** · 05-25-2003, 09:51 PM

I bet it depends upon how you define "downloaded" Since a large chunk of web pages ask to autodownload macromedia stuff if it isn't on your comp, it seems it would get downloaded A LOT.

**coleslaw** · 05-25-2003, 09:53 PM

Originally posted by Bires
I bet it depends upon how you define "downloaded" Since a large chunk of web pages ask to autodownload macromedia stuff if it isn't on your comp, it seems it would get downloaded A LOT.

True, but those are considered plug-ins rather than full-fledged programs. Otherwise, I would have guessed the Flash plug-in to be the most downloaded.

**Dave_7** · 05-25-2003, 10:13 PM

Edit

My previous answer was not in the spirit of the thread.

Dave.

**look_ma** · 05-25-2003, 10:36 PM

you guys are not thinking on a large enough scale:
It is so Windows Update. And don’t say they dot count because there are different ones because all the programs listed about have also had different versions. And they do count as a program because they run on your computer, waste resources, and provide a service.

**g222leav** · 05-26-2003, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by hang10wannabe
kazaa
collapse
makilovin.exe

do i want to know what makilovin.exe is

**Bires** · 05-26-2003, 06:37 AM

Originally posted by look_ma
...It is so Windows Update. And don’t say they dot count ...

THEY DOT COUNT

(How ya like me know?)

J.K.

**Burzhui** · 05-26-2003, 10:00 AM

winzip me thinks

**ski** · 05-26-2003, 01:11 PM

Definitely Kazaa. I was watching a channel called TechTV (I just moved into this apartment and they have all these great cable channels, my last residence we had 5 local channels!) and they announced that Kazaa had just surpassed ICQ as the most downloaded program on the internet.

**xsiled2** · 05-26-2003, 01:37 PM

dont believe anything anyone says on techtv.

i dont think its winzip because well i dont use winzip

kazaa prolly...

**RoniMan** · 05-26-2003, 01:39 PM

i'll go with kazaa for $1000, trebek

**RichSPK** · 05-26-2003, 02:21 PM

Winzip because it's used in business and personal situations. Kazaa tends to be frowned on in the workplace.

**nickel** · 05-26-2003, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by RoniMan
i'll go with kazaa for $1000, trebek

sorry Roniman, you would lose out on jeopardy because you didn't answer
with a question.
the right answer would be, "what is kazaa?"

and Alex would say "that is correct."

**RichSPK** · 05-26-2003, 02:49 PM

From DSLReports.com:
With Kazaa set to become the most downloaded free file on the internet...

The kicker is the word "free". A lot of the software we download is shareware, not free.

**nickel** · 05-26-2003, 03:13 PM

i just copied the title of the article just as they put it.

**RoniMan** · 05-26-2003, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by nickelback

sorry Roniman, you would lose out on jeopardy because you didn't answer
with a question.
the right answer would be, "what is kazaa?"

and Alex would say "that is correct."

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**RichSPK** · 05-26-2003, 04:58 PM

Originally posted by nickelback
i just copied the title of the article just as they put it.

Well, I don't know that Kazaa isn't unconditionally the most downloaded program on the web. I guess I'm just playing devils advocate, or defending my guess of Winzip.