by Lowlander » Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:22 pm
I don't know, but here it wasn't:
http://download.cnet.com/windows/music- ... dCount+asc
Anyway unless the publishers themselves publish aggregate numbers no data is really reliable as to which application is the most popular. For example WMP comes with Windows so it's numbers will be artificially low, MediaMonkey on the other hand sends user to download.com for downloads, thus inflating numbers. Also the number of updates to the application will influence these numbers. The more updates, the more downloads as users are upgrading. Lastly downloads isn't really interesting, it's the amount of active users that really matters. I wouldn't be surprised if WMP has the largest install base, but this probably doesn't translate into largest user base. The same goes for iTunes, many will install as it's required for iPhone's and certain iPod's, but this doesn't mean that people actively use it.
I would be surprised if iTunes and WMP aren't the most used. I would guess WinAmp in 3rd then Foobar and MediaMonkey battling for 4th & 5th. I'm not sure if players like J. River still are widely used or not.
I don't know, but here it wasn't: http://download.cnet.com/windows/music-management-software/?tag=mncol%3Bsort&rpp=10&sort=downloadCount+asc
Anyway unless the publishers themselves publish aggregate numbers no data is really reliable as to which application is the most popular. For example WMP comes with Windows so it's numbers will be artificially low, MediaMonkey on the other hand sends user to download.com for downloads, thus inflating numbers. Also the number of updates to the application will influence these numbers. The more updates, the more downloads as users are upgrading. Lastly downloads isn't really interesting, it's the amount of active users that really matters. I wouldn't be surprised if WMP has the largest install base, but this probably doesn't translate into largest user base. The same goes for iTunes, many will install as it's required for iPhone's and certain iPod's, but this doesn't mean that people actively use it.
I would be surprised if iTunes and WMP aren't the most used. I would guess WinAmp in 3rd then Foobar and MediaMonkey battling for 4th & 5th. I'm not sure if players like J. River still are widely used or not.