CNET TV: Top 5 worst downloads of summer 2008

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Every few months, we like to playfully poke fun at some of the less successful software on the site. While there are countless great products created (and covered in this blog, hopefully) every week, these five software applications are not included in that group. These programs are the other sort of download software--the head-scratching variety.

We love you, software publishers, we really do. Some of your products...are another story.

Watch CNET TV's Tom Merritt count down this summer's list of the worst software on Download.com, and see if you don't find yourself wondering, "What were they thinking?"

Topics:: Windows Software

Tags:: CNETTV,; Top 5,; worst,; Windows,; downloads

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by nopinktoday August 1, 2008 9:34 PM PDT

Nice, but why don't you guys just delete the useless programs. Ohh well!

Time to download "Offspring" =D

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by Suicidalady August 5, 2008 6:11 AM PDT: Don't you see that it's humorous?

You'll die soon if you don't lighten up!; Like this


by Gdn_TD August 2, 2008 5:13 AM PDT: Number One was the best.. Haha!; Like this Reply to this comment


by gbswales August 2, 2008 5:13 AM PDT: "Nice, but why don't you guys just delete the useless programs. Ohh well! "

That goes against the whole concept - its for the end users to ultimately decide what is useless or not - to them. Who knows someone somewhere might find a use for some of these - actually I know an (unnamed) senior manager who gets his secretary to download and print all his emails for him to read because he will not touch a computer!; Like this Reply to this comment


by indnajns August 9, 2008 10:09 AM PDT: "... which requires an Active X download. Thanks but no thanks." Uh, yeah, AND? Turn off Active X in your browser and try to navigate Cnet's web pages. Every page wants to download an Active X control. Uh, Thanks But No Thanks!; Like this Reply to this comment


by 0zSpit August 16, 2008 10:28 AM PDT: when you use the ad/tracking cookie blockers that c/net doesn't show over and over again, you'll find out that 80% of the site doesn't work. including video's. i thought they loved to push "the arsenal" off on everyone. my arsenal only includes 2 firefox add-ons and takes up virtually no space. try looking at c/net with no-script and adblock plus. you'll never need that computer slowing arsenal again.; Like this Reply to this comment