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15 years of Download.com: The original app store

Y 15 YEARS OF DOWNLOAD.COM Top 20 Downloads Download count based on total downloads per week . ... ....... .... .... .. ... M 9,595,161 2011 6,355,306 2006 5,258,094 2001 199,701 1996 Weekly Top 20 1996 (total downloads: 199,701) 2011 (total downloads: Hey, Macaroni AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 WinZip 32-bit Avast Free Antivirus Duke Nukem 3D Free YouTube to MP3 Converter Paint Shop Pro (32-bit) YouTube Downloader McAfee VirusScan for Windows 95 Camfrog Video Chat Death Rally Malwarebytes Anti-Malware CNET Edition of Internet Explorer IObit Security 360 CleanSweep 95 Advanced SystemCare Free Quake Free Studio Mario Brothers Freez Online TV 3-D Ultra Pinball 2: Creep Night WinRAR Cat95 TeamViewer Holiday Lights Free YouTube Download Microsoft Internet Explorer for Win95 Photo Scape Daytona USA Smart Defrag Tomb Raider Virtual DJ Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses Internet Download Manager WinZip 16-bit Ad-Aware Free Internet Security JASC Image Commander CCleaner NASCAR Racing 2 GOM Media Player Browser Market Share 1996 2011 Netscape (73%) I Internet Explorer (51%) I Apple Safari (8%) I Internet Explorer (20%) I Mozilla Firefox (21%) I Opera (2.70%) I Other (2.30%) Mosaic (6%) Google Chrome (15%) I Other (1%) Top 5 Downloaded Programs of AlIl Time total downloads AVG year added: 2000 384,331,367 O Ad-Aware year added: 1999 374,560,336 * ICQ Pro year added: 1997 260,433,467 I WinZip year added: 1996 (created 1991) 203,923,794 O Avast Free Antivirus year added: 2001 157,483,377 Download.com Software Categories 1996 2011 Business Browsers Home Software Development Tools Business Software Internet Software Education Communications iTunes & iPod Software Games Desktop Enhancements MP3 & Audio Software Home & Personal Developer Tools Networking Software Internet Digital Photo Software Productivity Software Kids Drivers Screensavers & Wallpaper Multimedia & Design Educational Software Security Software Utilities Entertainment Software Utilities & Operating Systems Games Video Software Graphic Design Software Download.com Platforms 1996 2011 I Windows Software 4,573 products (89.5%) I Mac Software 534 (10.5%) I Mobile Apps - 526,647 products (67.5%) I Windows Software - 216,355 (28%) I Mac Software - 32,162 (4%) I Web Apps - 4,169 (0.5%) P2P RIP Over the years, several popular file-sharing applications have flown high and crashed off Download.com ... for one reason or another. O NAPSTER 1999-2001 GROKSTER 2001-2005 KAZAA 2000-2007 MORPHEUS 2008-2008 LIMEWIRE 2000-2010 1996 2011 Bigger, Faster, More Powerful Computers 1996 2011 xFactors CPU 166MHZ 2.8GHZ 16x faster RAM 16MB 6GB 384x more powerful Disk Space 2GB 1TB 512x more disk space Monitor Size 14-inch CRT 22-inch LCD 57% bigger screens Price $1,999 $889 56% cheaper Downloads (per week) Y 15 YEARS OF DOWNLOAD.COM Top 20 Downloads Download count based on total downloads per week . ... ....... .... .... .. ... M 9,595,161 2011 6,355,306 2006 5,258,094 2001 199,701 1996 Weekly Top 20 1996 (total downloads: 199,701) 2011 (total downloads: Hey, Macaroni AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 WinZip 32-bit Avast Free Antivirus Duke Nukem 3D Free YouTube to MP3 Converter Paint Shop Pro (32-bit) YouTube Downloader McAfee VirusScan for Windows 95 Camfrog Video Chat Death Rally Malwarebytes Anti-Malware CNET Edition of Internet Explorer IObit Security 360 CleanSweep 95 Advanced SystemCare Free Quake Free Studio Mario Brothers Freez Online TV 3-D Ultra Pinball 2: Creep Night WinRAR Cat95 TeamViewer Holiday Lights Free YouTube Download Microsoft Internet Explorer for Win95 Photo Scape Daytona USA Smart Defrag Tomb Raider Virtual DJ Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses Internet Download Manager WinZip 16-bit Ad-Aware Free Internet Security JASC Image Commander CCleaner NASCAR Racing 2 GOM Media Player Browser Market Share 1996 2011 Netscape (73%) I Internet Explorer (51%) I Apple Safari (8%) I Internet Explorer (20%) I Mozilla Firefox (21%) I Opera (2.70%) I Other (2.30%) Mosaic (6%) Google Chrome (15%) I Other (1%) Top 5 Downloaded Programs of AlIl Time total downloads AVG year added: 2000 384,331,367 O Ad-Aware year added: 1999 374,560,336 * ICQ Pro year added: 1997 260,433,467 I WinZip year added: 1996 (created 1991) 203,923,794 O Avast Free Antivirus year added: 2001 157,483,377 Download.com Software Categories 1996 2011 Business Browsers Home Software Development Tools Business Software Internet Software Education Communications iTunes & iPod Software Games Desktop Enhancements MP3 & Audio Software Home & Personal Developer Tools Networking Software Internet Digital Photo Software Productivity Software Kids Drivers Screensavers & Wallpaper Multimedia & Design Educational Software Security Software Utilities Entertainment Software Utilities & Operating Systems Games Video Software Graphic Design Software Download.com Platforms 1996 2011 I Windows Software 4,573 products (89.5%) I Mac Software 534 (10.5%) I Mobile Apps - 526,647 products (67.5%) I Windows Software - 216,355 (28%) I Mac Software - 32,162 (4%) I Web Apps - 4,169 (0.5%) P2P RIP Over the years, several popular file-sharing applications have flown high and crashed off Download.com ... for one reason or another. O NAPSTER 1999-2001 GROKSTER 2001-2005 KAZAA 2000-2007 MORPHEUS 2008-2008 LIMEWIRE 2000-2010 1996 2011 Bigger, Faster, More Powerful Computers 1996 2011 xFactors CPU 166MHZ 2.8GHZ 16x faster RAM 16MB 6GB 384x more powerful Disk Space 2GB 1TB 512x more disk space Monitor Size 14-inch CRT 22-inch LCD 57% bigger screens Price $1,999 $889 56% cheaper Downloads (per week) Y 15 YEARS OF DOWNLOAD.COM Top 20 Downloads Download count based on total downloads per week . ... ....... .... .... .. ... M 9,595,161 2011 6,355,306 2006 5,258,094 2001 199,701 1996 Weekly Top 20 1996 (total downloads: 199,701) 2011 (total downloads: Hey, Macaroni AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 WinZip 32-bit Avast Free Antivirus Duke Nukem 3D Free YouTube to MP3 Converter Paint Shop Pro (32-bit) YouTube Downloader McAfee VirusScan for Windows 95 Camfrog Video Chat Death Rally Malwarebytes Anti-Malware CNET Edition of Internet Explorer IObit Security 360 CleanSweep 95 Advanced SystemCare Free Quake Free Studio Mario Brothers Freez Online TV 3-D Ultra Pinball 2: Creep Night WinRAR Cat95 TeamViewer Holiday Lights Free YouTube Download Microsoft Internet Explorer for Win95 Photo Scape Daytona USA Smart Defrag Tomb Raider Virtual DJ Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses Internet Download Manager WinZip 16-bit Ad-Aware Free Internet Security JASC Image Commander CCleaner NASCAR Racing 2 GOM Media Player Browser Market Share 1996 2011 Netscape (73%) I Internet Explorer (51%) I Apple Safari (8%) I Internet Explorer (20%) I Mozilla Firefox (21%) I Opera (2.70%) I Other (2.30%) Mosaic (6%) Google Chrome (15%) I Other (1%) Top 5 Downloaded Programs of AlIl Time total downloads AVG year added: 2000 384,331,367 O Ad-Aware year added: 1999 374,560,336 * ICQ Pro year added: 1997 260,433,467 I WinZip year added: 1996 (created 1991) 203,923,794 O Avast Free Antivirus year added: 2001 157,483,377 Download.com Software Categories 1996 2011 Business Browsers Home Software Development Tools Business Software Internet Software Education Communications iTunes & iPod Software Games Desktop Enhancements MP3 & Audio Software Home & Personal Developer Tools Networking Software Internet Digital Photo Software Productivity Software Kids Drivers Screensavers & Wallpaper Multimedia & Design Educational Software Security Software Utilities Entertainment Software Utilities & Operating Systems Games Video Software Graphic Design Software Download.com Platforms 1996 2011 I Windows Software 4,573 products (89.5%) I Mac Software 534 (10.5%) I Mobile Apps - 526,647 products (67.5%) I Windows Software - 216,355 (28%) I Mac Software - 32,162 (4%) I Web Apps - 4,169 (0.5%) P2P RIP Over the years, several popular file-sharing applications have flown high and crashed off Download.com ... for one reason or another. O NAPSTER 1999-2001 GROKSTER 2001-2005 KAZAA 2000-2007 MORPHEUS 2008-2008 LIMEWIRE 2000-2010 1996 2011 Bigger, Faster, More Powerful Computers 1996 2011 xFactors CPU 166MHZ 2.8GHZ 16x faster RAM 16MB 6GB 384x more powerful Disk Space 2GB 1TB 512x more disk space Monitor Size 14-inch CRT 22-inch LCD 57% bigger screens Price $1,999 $889 56% cheaper Downloads (per week) Y 15 YEARS OF DOWNLOAD.COM Top 20 Downloads Download count based on total downloads per week . ... ....... .... .... .. ... M 9,595,161 2011 6,355,306 2006 5,258,094 2001 199,701 1996 Weekly Top 20 1996 (total downloads: 199,701) 2011 (total downloads: Hey, Macaroni AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 WinZip 32-bit Avast Free Antivirus Duke Nukem 3D Free YouTube to MP3 Converter Paint Shop Pro (32-bit) YouTube Downloader McAfee VirusScan for Windows 95 Camfrog Video Chat Death Rally Malwarebytes Anti-Malware CNET Edition of Internet Explorer IObit Security 360 CleanSweep 95 Advanced SystemCare Free Quake Free Studio Mario Brothers Freez Online TV 3-D Ultra Pinball 2: Creep Night WinRAR Cat95 TeamViewer Holiday Lights Free YouTube Download Microsoft Internet Explorer for Win95 Photo Scape Daytona USA Smart Defrag Tomb Raider Virtual DJ Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses Internet Download Manager WinZip 16-bit Ad-Aware Free Internet Security JASC Image Commander CCleaner NASCAR Racing 2 GOM Media Player Browser Market Share 1996 2011 Netscape (73%) I Internet Explorer (51%) I Apple Safari (8%) I Internet Explorer (20%) I Mozilla Firefox (21%) I Opera (2.70%) I Other (2.30%) Mosaic (6%) Google Chrome (15%) I Other (1%) Top 5 Downloaded Programs of AlIl Time total downloads AVG year added: 2000 384,331,367 O Ad-Aware year added: 1999 374,560,336 * ICQ Pro year added: 1997 260,433,467 I WinZip year added: 1996 (created 1991) 203,923,794 O Avast Free Antivirus year added: 2001 157,483,377 Download.com Software Categories 1996 2011 Business Browsers Home Software Development Tools Business Software Internet Software Education Communications iTunes & iPod Software Games Desktop Enhancements MP3 & Audio Software Home & Personal Developer Tools Networking Software Internet Digital Photo Software Productivity Software Kids Drivers Screensavers & Wallpaper Multimedia & Design Educational Software Security Software Utilities Entertainment Software Utilities & Operating Systems Games Video Software Graphic Design Software Download.com Platforms 1996 2011 I Windows Software 4,573 products (89.5%) I Mac Software 534 (10.5%) I Mobile Apps - 526,647 products (67.5%) I Windows Software - 216,355 (28%) I Mac Software - 32,162 (4%) I Web Apps - 4,169 (0.5%) P2P RIP Over the years, several popular file-sharing applications have flown high and crashed off Download.com ... for one reason or another. O NAPSTER 1999-2001 GROKSTER 2001-2005 KAZAA 2000-2007 MORPHEUS 2008-2008 LIMEWIRE 2000-2010 1996 2011 Bigger, Faster, More Powerful Computers 1996 2011 xFactors CPU 166MHZ 2.8GHZ 16x faster RAM 16MB 6GB 384x more powerful Disk Space 2GB 1TB 512x more disk space Monitor Size 14-inch CRT 22-inch LCD 57% bigger screens Price $1,999 $889 56% cheaper Downloads (per week) Y 15 YEARS OF DOWNLOAD.COM Top 20 Downloads Download count based on total downloads per week . ... ....... .... .... .. ... M 9,595,161 2011 6,355,306 2006 5,258,094 2001 199,701 1996 Weekly Top 20 1996 (total downloads: 199,701) 2011 (total downloads: Hey, Macaroni AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 WinZip 32-bit Avast Free Antivirus Duke Nukem 3D Free YouTube to MP3 Converter Paint Shop Pro (32-bit) YouTube Downloader McAfee VirusScan for Windows 95 Camfrog Video Chat Death Rally Malwarebytes Anti-Malware CNET Edition of Internet Explorer IObit Security 360 CleanSweep 95 Advanced SystemCare Free Quake Free Studio Mario Brothers Freez Online TV 3-D Ultra Pinball 2: Creep Night WinRAR Cat95 TeamViewer Holiday Lights Free YouTube Download Microsoft Internet Explorer for Win95 Photo Scape Daytona USA Smart Defrag Tomb Raider Virtual DJ Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses Internet Download Manager WinZip 16-bit Ad-Aware Free Internet Security JASC Image Commander CCleaner NASCAR Racing 2 GOM Media Player Browser Market Share 1996 2011 Netscape (73%) I Internet Explorer (51%) I Apple Safari (8%) I Internet Explorer (20%) I Mozilla Firefox (21%) I Opera (2.70%) I Other (2.30%) Mosaic (6%) Google Chrome (15%) I Other (1%) Top 5 Downloaded Programs of AlIl Time total downloads AVG year added: 2000 384,331,367 O Ad-Aware year added: 1999 374,560,336 * ICQ Pro year added: 1997 260,433,467 I WinZip year added: 1996 (created 1991) 203,923,794 O Avast Free Antivirus year added: 2001 157,483,377 Download.com Software Categories 1996 2011 Business Browsers Home Software Development Tools Business Software Internet Software Education Communications iTunes & iPod Software Games Desktop Enhancements MP3 & Audio Software Home & Personal Developer Tools Networking Software Internet Digital Photo Software Productivity Software Kids Drivers Screensavers & Wallpaper Multimedia & Design Educational Software Security Software Utilities Entertainment Software Utilities & Operating Systems Games Video Software Graphic Design Software Download.com Platforms 1996 2011 I Windows Software 4,573 products (89.5%) I Mac Software 534 (10.5%) I Mobile Apps - 526,647 products (67.5%) I Windows Software - 216,355 (28%) I Mac Software - 32,162 (4%) I Web Apps - 4,169 (0.5%) P2P RIP Over the years, several popular file-sharing applications have flown high and crashed off Download.com ... for one reason or another. O NAPSTER 1999-2001 GROKSTER 2001-2005 KAZAA 2000-2007 MORPHEUS 2008-2008 LIMEWIRE 2000-2010 1996 2011 Bigger, Faster, More Powerful Computers 1996 2011 xFactors CPU 166MHZ 2.8GHZ 16x faster RAM 16MB 6GB 384x more powerful Disk Space 2GB 1TB 512x more disk space Monitor Size 14-inch CRT 22-inch LCD 57% bigger screens Price $1,999 $889 56% cheaper Downloads (per week)

15 years of Download.com: The original app store

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Long before the iTunes Store was a glimmer in Steve Jobs' eye, Download.com launched in 1996 as the most comprehensive, safest place to get all your software, from the latest drivers and codecs to pro...

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