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Yeah, when you see that uTorrent is still popular[1][2], after their introduction of ads 5 years ago and the removal of important features like streaming, in a
by yasserkaddour 9y ago
Yeah, when you see that uTorrent is still popular[1][2], after their introduction of ads 5 years ago and the removal of important features like streaming, in a population that know how to torrent. Doubtless VLC with ads will still have an important market share for at least 10 years.
[1] https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=utorrent,qbittorrent,%2Fm%2F090_xj,%2Fm%2F02658h9 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_BitTorrent_clients https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_BitTorrent_clie...
- romanovcode 9y agoThe same people who use uTorrent most definitely use VLC.
- yasserkaddour 9y agoYes, and a lot of them will continue to use it, even if VLC introduces ads, because it's what they are familiar with. I am making the same point as you — I think.