I think it does not make sense to continue the current poll that is asking for your favorite search engine. Google is so dominant that the results would only change lightly if at all. The Google search engine recieved 94% of all votes, all others together recieved only 6% which is really low. It would be interesting to know why everyone is using Google and not MSN or Yahoo for example. Are Googles results better ? Is searching Google not that complicated ?
This time I will be asking you for your favorite media player. Which player are you mainly using on your system ? I think I have added the most important ones, let me know if I missed one and I will add it to the poll. Let the votes begin..
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I think you missed the best one for music: http://www.foobar2000.org/ Foobar2000
It looks really ugly but is by far the best music player I know.
VLC is the best one for any video file.
I agree, Foobar 2K is my fav also.
MusikCube 2nd.
I´am sorry, I only ment video players if that helps ;)
How come you didn’t include perhaps the most popular of all … WinAmp?
I don´t think winamp is such an important video player, am I mistaken ?
VLC all the way! The best player out there!
Btw, I can’t beleive that RealPlayer actually got one vote in the poll already. Do people really use that thing for anything other than RealMedia streams?
Re: previous poll results, here are some reasons that people pick Google above everything else:
1. Simple front page interface – it has only the logo and the searchbox. No annoying adds, or distracting links.
2. Text Adds – people hate banners, flash ads and etc… Google only has relevant non-intrusive text ads in the sidebar.
3. Image – google is hip and cool, and it’s “do no evil” mantra scores them big with the geek crowd. We all hate big evil companies, but Google at least tries to appear different. And that’s why people love them.
4. Innovation – every once in a while they release some really cool apps from Google labs. All of their products are very innovative, well thought out and well designed. If they take so much care in developing little side projects, they must be really meticulous about their search algorithms, no?
5. Search Accuracy – in my personal experience Google puts more relevant results on the front page. MSN is not a trustworthy source, because they have an obvious agenda (selling Microsoft solutions). Nothing else even comes close in therms of relevancy, and number of indexed pages.
So there – 5 reasons for Google’s domminance.