[Bf-committers] Suggestion: Drop zip archives (Windows releases)

[Harley Acheson]

Sean,

> According the the steam software survey 45% of Windows users have Winrar
installed.
> 18% have 7-zip installed.  I believe (but don't know) that winrar opens
7z files.  That
> still leaves 38% of windows users in the dark.

Those stats probably show that 55% of Steam users in the dark, not 38%. You
are
assuming that 45% have winrar and a different 18% have 7zip.  But those two
groups
would mostly overlap. Yes, winrar can uncompress 7z but 7zip cannot
compress to "rar".

The best mental exercise I have is finding out from my older mother or my
young
daughter that they have just downloaded a "7z" file and don't know how to
proceed.
Now tell them on the phone that they will need a new application. Do you
remember
the url off the top of your head or do you have to google it or tell them
to do so?  Do
I really have to go to their computer and do it *for* them?  Something that
would not be
neccessary with a zip....

Harley