tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142486.post111056892910188888..comments2023-06-20T14:09:31.417+01:00Comments on Mike Dimmick's Bleurgh: Putting things in perspectiveMike Dimmickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05742167175227840320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142486.post-1110740256259869622005-03-13T18:57:00.000+00:002005-03-13T18:57:00.000+00:00Plus there are users that download from other site...Plus there are users that download from other sites, install from cover CD's, borrow copy from friends, install on multiple machines (like on a LAN). Downloads are only a rough guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142486.post-1110642713961845002005-03-12T15:51:00.000+00:002005-03-12T15:51:00.000+00:00I think that's taking a rather naive view of the s...I think that's taking a rather naive view of the software market.<BR/><BR/>Skype aren't trying to compete with an incumbent product that's installed on every system in the world, whereas Firefox are. Your company didn't choose skype as a better alternative, they chose it because it's (fairly) unique.<BR/><BR/>Firefox is bundled with most Linux distros nowadays as well, so the 25 million figure actually reflects the large number of Windows platform users who've chosen the product. In contrast, Skype isn't currently bundled with many distros so its download figure reflects users of all platforms.<BR/><BR/>To put it another way: when Microsoft eventually get around to bundling VoIP software with the Windows platform, Skype as a product will be blown away. Who bothers to buy defragmenting software nowadays, eh? In that light, 25 million ain't so bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com