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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: JanusChrist on 27 January 2005, 05:33

Title: Cnet approval ratings of Microshaft and other big name company software
Post by: JanusChrist on 27 January 2005, 05:33
From Cnet's http://www.download.com (http://www.download.com)

Microsoft Media Player 7.1 (http://www.download.com/Microsoft-Windows-Media-Player/3000-2139_4-5948260.html?tag=lst-0-3)   64%

Microsoft DirectX 8.1 for Windows 98/ME (http://www.download.com/3302-2121_4-7876786.html?tag=lst-0-5)  65%

DirextX 8.1 for Windows 2000 (http://www.download.com/Microsoft-DirectX-Drivers-Windows-2000-/3000-2121_4-7876837.html?tag=lst-0-8) 41%

DirextX 9.0c (http://www.download.com/Microsoft-DirectX-Drivers-Redistributable/3000-2121_4-10305889.html?tag=lst-0-9)  62%

Microsoft Office 2000 Sevice Pack 2 SR-2 (http://www.download.com/Microsoft-Office-2000-Update-Service-Pack-2/3000-2064_4-4066754.html?tag=lst-0-15)  50%

Microsoft Anti Spyware (http://www.download.com/3302-8022_4-10353596.html?tag=lst-0-21) 81%

Widows ME Exposed Passwords Vulerability patch (http://www.download.com/Windows-Me-Exposed-Passwords-in-Compressed-Files-Vulnerability-Patch/3000-2092_4-5658380.html?tag=lst-3-17) 76% (Linux is free and Windows ME still costs $100. Go figure.)

Internet Explorer SP1 (http://www.download.com/3302-2356_4-10148260.html)  38% (ouch!!)

[ January 26, 2005: Message edited by: JanusChrist ]

Title: Cnet approval ratings of Microshaft and other big name company software
Post by: JanusChrist on 27 January 2005, 05:37
----mistake. Please delete this post

[ January 26, 2005: Message edited by: JanusChrist ]

Title: Cnet approval ratings of Microshaft and other big name company software
Post by: JanusChrist on 27 January 2005, 05:42
Non Microsoft products:

Norton Antivirus 2005 (http://www.download.com/3302-2239_4-10321099.html?tag=lst-0-3) 32%

Norton Internet Security (http://www.download.com/3302-2092_4-10321107.html?tag=lst-0-7) 32%

Newest ad-infested shit pile Messenger from AOL (http://www.download.com/3302-2150_4-10316798.html?tag=lst-0-2) a whopping 19%

AOL 8.0 (http://www.download.com/3302-2104_4-10161733.html?tag=lst-0-4) 26%

Mcaffee (In)Sercurity Center (http://www.download.com/3302-2239_4-10108376.html?tag=lst-0-1) 43%
Title: Cnet approval ratings of Microshaft and other big name company software
Post by: Refalm on 27 January 2005, 13:13
Firefox (http://www.download.com/Mozilla-Firefox/3000-2356_4-10335582.html?tag=lst-0-1) 95%
Opera (http://www.download.com/Opera-Java-/3000-2356_4-10307755.html?tag=lst-0-2) 89%
Trillian (http://www.download.com/Trillian/3000-2150_4-10349461.html?tag=lst-0-1) 75%
Gaim (http://www.download.com/Gaim/3000-2150_4-10353672.html?tag=lst-0-1) 86%
Spybot S&D (http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-2) 83%
Title: Cnet approval ratings of Microshaft and other big name company software
Post by: Giorgi on 1 February 2005, 23:09
Where did you find ratings (can't find em Download.com)
I'm interested in Kaspersky and in Agnitum's Outpost Firewall ratings
Title: Cnet approval ratings of Microshaft and other big name company software
Post by: JanusChrist on 1 February 2005, 23:48
Quote from: Giorgi
Where did you find ratings (can't find em Download.com)
I'm interested in Kaspersky and in Agnitum's Outpost Firewall ratings


Download.com changed their rating system from "thumbs up, thumbs down" to a 5 star system. Sucks becuz now it makes this thread moot.