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[FYI] Napster on lots of PCs, claims stealth-research firm
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- From: "Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 18:45:19 +0100
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Napster on lots of PCs, claims stealth-research firm
By: Tony Smith
Posted: 23/01/2001 at 15:45 GMT
Here's an interesting item that came our way today. PC Pitstop - a
kind of cross between Symantec and the Gartner Group - reckons that
Napster is now installed on 20 per cent of work PCs and 40 per cent
of home machines.
How does PC Pitstop know this? Because in exchange for a free ActiveX-
based computer tune-up and diagnostic service, the company grabs and
stores full details about your hardware and software. To be fair, PC
Pitstop does admit this on its Web site, in its Privacy Statement.
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