VersionTracker
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VersionTracker was a
software.VersionTracker did not host the majority of the software listed - it merely linked to them.
Browsing and searching the database was free. Paid users had access to a streamlined download process and the VersionTracker Pro software application. VersionTracker Pro tracked software versions on the user's computer and compared those versions to VersionTracker's database.
History
VersionTracker was created by Kurt Christensen, a Sacramento, CA native in 1995. It started as an Apple-only site but eventually expanded to include software related to the Microsoft Windows and
Upon the advent of
In August 2007, VersionTracker and sister sites MacFixIt and iPhone Atlas became CNET sites.[1] CNET's Download.com promotes VersionTracker heavily on its website, through ads and following file downloads, although without specifically referencing its ownership of CNET.
On September 7, 2010, VersionTracker became fully integrated into the CNET site structure and has merged with
The old VersionTracker Pro utility (TechTracker's predecessor) has been known to have had the lowest rating of 1 star for a long time to this day, even after being heavily promoted by CNET.[2] The new version of the software has been heavily overhauled and integrates with the CNET account and website. There are currently no equivalent star ratings for the new version of the software.
As always-on
References
- ^ "VersionTracker joins the CNET family - The VersionTracker Blog, August 29, 2007". VersionTracker. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ CNET TechTracker Staff2 on 2008-06-17 14:45:07.0. "VersionTracker Pro". CNET Downloads. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Martin, Mel (2010-09-08). "VersionTracker.com officially 'absorbed' by CNET". TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Retrieved 2010-10-11.