Where has the time gone? The classic software that was popular in those years

Time is a butcher's knife, it turns grapes purple, black fungus, and softens bananas. This sentence is not an exaggeration to describe these popular softwares that were popular 15 years ago. Some of them are still operating bleakly, while others have disappeared, leaving behind only full of memories.

1.Hero Super Decoder

Do you still remember the slogan of Haojie: "Turning the dull into the legendary, making the vague into the clear"? This was definitely a must-have software for computer installation back then.

In the days when the Internet speed was as slow as a turtle, watching movies on the computer could only rely on playing VCDs and DVDs. HaoJie Super Decoder had many innovative technologies such as powerful disc error correction, support for multiple video formats, and anti-read deadlock, making it the veritable player overlord at the time.

Unfortunately, with the emergence of the network player RealPlay, HaoJie failed to keep up with the pace of the Internet and began to decline, and eventually ended up being sold to Baofeng Video. Comment: HaoJie Super Decoder is like Xiang Yu, who was entangled for a while and caused eternal tragedy.

2. Internet Ants

It was the most popular downloading software in China back then. I believe that people who have used this software like to watch those small dots slowly fill up when downloading.

NetAnt brought tears to the eyes of many hard-working web geeks who used 54K dial-up servers. It was the first download software in the world to use multi-point connection, batch download, and breakpoint resume technology, which are still very advanced today and deeply influenced the later Flashget (then called Internet Express), Xunlei, and QQ Tornado.

Things are unpredictable. Hong Yirong, the developer of Network Ant, suddenly stopped updating the version, waving his hand without taking away a cloud. Comment: Network Ant is like Linghu Chong who retired after achieving success, retired to the world and did not care about worldly affairs.

3. MSN

The people who used MSN are just like the people who use iPhones now. The instant messaging software that was once very popular among domestic white-collar elites had the opportunity to compete with Tencent QQ. However, Microsoft got a good hand but played it badly.

Compared with the continuous iteration of its competitor QQ, poor user experience, fragile security mechanism, and rampant spam advertisements, more and more users have to leave MSN.

God opened a big door for Microsoft, but also closed many small windows. Even in the hands of giants, MSN could not escape the fate of being eliminated. Comment: MSN is like the four second-rate players and two kings in Landlord, who were taken out.

4. Winamp

If it reappeared yesterday, it would be the standard entertainment configuration around 2000. Almost everyone who likes to listen to music in front of the computer knows it, but now it has long faded from everyone's sight and become a kind of nostalgia for the past.

Winamp is a pioneer in digital media playback. As a multi-format audio player, it has played an indispensable role in promoting the MP3 format to become mainstream. It should also be the first music software to promote paid music, but now iTunes has become the most expensive music software.

After being acquired by AOL, Winamp began to move south without looking back. Comment: Winamp is like the young beauty Noriko Sakai who married the wrong person.

5. Jiangmin KV300

Many people may have bought this software as their first genuine software. You should know that it was sold for 260 RMB in 2000. At its peak, KV300 occupied 80% of the domestic market share and was almost synonymous with domestic antivirus software. It is worth mentioning that it is also an antivirus software that needs to be manually written by the user.

After the advent of the Internet era, KV300, which was once invincible in the antivirus field and had no rivals, stubbornly insisted on charging fees, so that it had no resistance to the free trick of the red-robed leader Zhou Hongyi. It was defeated by 360 on the beach, which was very regrettable.

The top three antivirus software at that time were: KV300, Kingsoft, and Rising. Until now, only Kingsoft has made a complete turnaround and is still thriving, while the snoring little lion is still lingering. Comment: The only one who can defeat you is yourself.

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Unconsciously, they have all left our computers. After all, reality is helpless, and the world is changing too fast. No one can predict which of the Internet companies that are still at the top will fall first. Just like five years ago, Syria was still a rich country, Gaddafi still ruled his kingdom, Nokia was still the leader, iPhone 4s had not yet been released, and Steve Jobs was still alive...