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New Winzip in the Works

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the unzip-it dept.

flufster writes "Today WinZip released a public beta version of WinZip 10.0, the latest version of the popular archiving software. The biggest change in this version is that the software has finally been broken into two versions - Standard and Professional, offering paying users additional functionality in the Professional version, while allowing others to use the Standard edition without an annoying nag screen. Version 10.0 has a revamped interface designed to mimic XP's Windows Explorer, and claims to zip archives faster. The software now supports the PPMd and bzip2 compression formats, and can burn from zip archives directly to writable optical media such as CDs and DVDs. The main addition to the Pro edition is an automation feature called 'WinZip Job Wizard' which allows scheduled archiving instructions to be set. Almost all the other features we're used to now come completely free in the Standard edition."

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  1. Obligatory bash.org quote Obligato Obligatory bas by XorNand · · Score: 5, Funny
    what should I give sister for unzipping? Um. Ten bucks? no I mean like, WinZip?
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  2. What a ridiculous advertisement! by kmmatthews · · Score: 4, Funny

    Great, an AD pretending to be an article. Not only that, it's for a Windows product on a Linux-based website!

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    feh. stuff.
    1. Re:What a ridiculous advertisement! by thehemi · · Score: 4, Funny

      But yeah, it is an ad.

      Slashdot becomes a Freshmeat for Windows. Wonderful.

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  3. Re:Superior, free alternative by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    wait, winzip isnt free?

  4. Re:what? by irc.goatse.cx+troll · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I guess that makes me naive for using tools to make my life easier."

    I used tools to make my life easier, but they prefer to be called people, or occasonally minions.

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