July Steam Survey Data Includes Installed Programs

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  I gave up Opera for Chrome...far smaller memory usage and more minimalist interface. I was only using Op... : Rape.Farm
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    Opera still has solid built in gestures and I don't think Chrome even saves tabs without extensions (exte... : mexpak
    • Chrome can save tabs by default. Right-click on a tab and select "Bookmark all tabs" - I assume that's wh... : OptimusHippo
  • I just remove all buttons and menu bars from Opera, boom, minimalistic interface. : Johnnsen
  • Right now, opera is the fastest browser out there. : bloodypalace
• 5-10%?? I doubt even 1% of the Steam audience uses Opera. I don't even know anyone personally that uses i... : OmegaRed59
• Hahaha : Visceral Monkey
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  You might as well ask why Foxit isn't listed. But if 73.18% of Steam users are fucking retarded enough to... : VisitorQ
  • If you own an iPhone, which millions and millions of people do, you need to have iTunes installed. Your p... : Rooster Cockburn
  • I don't think Acrobat Reader is bloatware anymore. Version 8 and above seem much nicer. : crummynz
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  lmao, oh how Opera users delude themselves. : deject
  • It's great that they've stayed the same for almost a decade now. NEVER CHANGE OPERA FANBOYS : nyranger66
• While I agree it should be there, 5-10% is a pipe dream for Opera. If anything, on the public websites I'... : zehh
• I'm using Opera, but only the iPhone app. Never enjoyed it as a desktop browser. : Lukiopimp
• MY BETAMAX HAS NO REPRESENTATION. : abrasion

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• Yes...? Some like me use quicktime alternative even, and 3rd party music manager like sharepod. iTune... : Xulu
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  What's quicktime used for anymore? apple.com/trailers is pretty much the only reason i used to ever use i... : flasher 907
  • same here. only for HD trailers. quicktime is one of the shittiest containers ever. why it is used a... : Unkei
• I know plenty of people that still like to see demo reels and such in QT. I guess it's because they can ... : aasyranth
• Lots of digital cameras record in .MOV, and QT comes with XP. : Alexrose
• iTunes is just terrible. : bloodypalace
• That's me. I install QuickTime for convenience since a few dimwit places still use it. But I won't inst... : daggot
• Actually, a lot of video editing software ( like AfterEffects ) requires the installation of Quicktime to... : Remmoth

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• I think some of it might be to see what software is killing their computers performance unilaterally. : lukej1337

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  RARs are the compression method of choice for pirates. : SagaciousFoo
  • Virtually all mods come in .rar archives. : Crabs Jarrard
  • Arrr! : brabee
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  WinRAR supports most archive formats not just RAR. : MindFukr
  • I use 7-zip but winrar pretty much does the same thing, similar context menus on right click of archives,... : Shai-Tan
• 7-Zip for life :D : packav

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• Chrome represeeent! : robosextoid
• Chrome just never felt right. Opera all the way! : bloodypalace
• Agreed. I know a lot of people that use it (non-steam users included). I guess I assumed more people wo... : phanatic62
• It's because it's ugly shit - when FFox is superior :/ : abrasion

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• LOL :-D n1 : Lukiopimp

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• I agree it's a bit weird it knowing what software you have, but this survey was voluntary. : GenBanks
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  Its opt-in : Serpico74
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    Actually they added this on-top of the existing opt-in. Its like signing a release that allows them to... : Beady
    • You're just guessing. : Teleporting Muffins
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      No, it explicitly asked me if I wanted them to collect information about my installed software. : Johnny Law
      • Get your facts out of a front page thread! Do you even know where you're posting? : Dessicator82
    • you are wrong. You should read surveys before you run them in the future. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Well, you have to choose to participate in the survey. : CrazyCanuck90
• Its not like they are forcing it on you, you know... : Lukiopimp

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  It just happens in the background now. One OK and they just collect it all silently forever. At least ... : Beady
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    I don't think that's how it works. I've been asked every November whether I want to continue with the s... : crimsonfate1983
    • It better ask me this 'November'. I want in again. : rjklevels
    • Strange! I've not seen the survey prompt for a hell of a long time though I've never declined it. Oh w... : Beady
  • How about you stop posting false information? : The Future
  • Yea, you're wrong. It prompts you every time you are selected if you'd like to participate in the survey... : dedgecko
  • You have bad Steam Karma it seems. : Lukiopimp
• they hate you. the valve devs look at your steam profile and snicker to themselves. : nwillard

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• Like this if some pimple faced marketing assistant copy pastes it for other stuff, Steam is always at 100... : Lukiopimp

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  I'd guess you're right - though iirc some ie upgrades aren't uninstallable - they may not show up on the ... : sleeper0
  • oops, I found safari at 8% lets just ignore me being a smart ass there. : sleeper0
• Same goes for Windows Media Player at 33%. I doubt almost 70% of the Steam users surveyed are running the... : SilverSnake
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  I think your logic is basically right. The count must be based on how Windows records an installed app. ... : daggot
  • If you never use IE and its not configured as browser, it possibly does not show up as application. : Lukiopimp

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• You have a pron program installed :-O : rjklevels
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  i have no porn on my computer. : donkeycrock
  • You keep it all on the back up drive :) : TGammet
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  Do people actually keep porn files on their hdd's? I mean, if you have the bandwidth to download those f... : phanatic62
  • Comcast has a 250 GB cap. And why download the same thing over and over when it can be played locally? I ... : Rooster Cockburn

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• uTorrent opens for my Blizzard patches, because Blizzard's own torrenting software is hella lame. Als... : TwitchCannon
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  torrents have legitimate uses : rtrson
  • like porn : pimpium
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  71% aren't fucking pirates. Thats kinda good! : Beady
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    they prefer to fuck ninjas : Schnapple
    • zing! : Rape.Farm
  • There are other torrent clients listed. : Pettytheft
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  Fuck you man. i need access to Linux ISOs on demand. : noxiousgg
  • The only place I have a torrent client installed is at work and I only use it for Linux ISOs (I'm monitor... : steauengeglase
• You betta address me with respect landlubber or I'll stick a big cutlass up your a** : Xulu

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• lol... : GenBanks
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  Where do you get this number from? : Johnnsen
  • APPLICATION, SERVICE OR SUITE PERCENTAGE CHANGE Steam 100.00% Adobe Flash Player 96.79% : okellyc
• lies! : Rape.Farm
• It must be really good! : flasher 907

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  Every year, Steam randomly asks you whether you want to continue with the survey. If you click 'Next' th... : crimsonfate1983
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    I only recall being asked once. There is the distinct possibility that I'm crazy however. : capt tripps
    • That means you only got randomly picked once. They don't include everyone and if you opt in at one point ... : SilverSnake
• There is the god damn possibility to not partake in a voluntary survey. : Johnnsen

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• The software scanning was only if you opted into a Steam beta, I believe. : slackshoe