PC PitStop is in an interesting position, in return for a free Computer scan it gets to collect a lot of data about Personal Computers. Now they are giving the rest of us a look at some of that information, and it makes really interesting reading.
Here are some of the highlights:
AVG Anti-Virus is the market leader and is gaining serious ground. While trailing far behind, Microsoft is also gaining ground fast on the likes of Symantec and McAfee.
As more users use anti-spyware, there has been a decline in installed spyware.
Most popular anti-spyware apps are Ad-Aware, SpyBot S&D and Windows Defender.
WinZip is losing ground as the most popular compression tool (because they have started to become more aggressive when it comes to charging), WinRAR is gaining ground.
Windows Backup usage has increased 1% over the past year.
When it comes to browser toolbars usage, Google and Yahoo! are on the increase, with Microsoft and AOL are in decline.
Skype is by far the most popular choice for VOIP, up nearly 3% in the past year.
iTunes is on the way up, up over 5% in the last 12 months.
Most popular Office suite, Microsoft Office, followed by Microsoft Works, followed by Microsoft Works Suite. Way behind is Open Office.
Read the report here.
Watch the Video below for more info.
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