Xunlei Express Edition can be said to be the best version ever developed by Xunlei. Perhaps it is because Xunlei Express Edition is so perfect that Xunlei has to give up this conscience software. The messy function, the downloader that downloads files quietly and quietly, how to make money from users, and how to continue to serve users if there is no profit? In response to the recent issue of the delisting of Thunderbolt, the editor of System Holy Land is here to share with you. Let’s talk about how you think about the delisting of Xunlei Express Edition.
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Although I have not done any formal investigation, I am sure that many users who have used Xunlei 9 do not like Xunlei 9 . Because Xunlei 9 is not a downloader, but a web browser with powerful download function, it is normal for users not to like it. For example, if I buy snacks on Taobao, I originally wanted spicy strips, but when I opened the courier, I found that a package of meat muffins was sent. I definitely want to give a bad review to the seller, not because the meat muffins are not delicious, but It's because I wanted spicy strips instead of meat muffins.
The answer to this question has been written, so let me tell you what I think about Xunlei in the past few years. Just to be clear, everything I say is not supported by any data, there is no investigation, and there is no information provided by any insider, it is all my personal opinion.
First of all, download software such as Xunlei started in the early days, when computers and the Internet became popular, and the Internet speed was not as fast as it is now. Downloading files was really a hassle back then. When I was young, Xunlei software was a must-install software for computers, just like QQ now. At that time, it took a day or more to download many large files. My family didn’t have a computer at first, so I went to my relatives to download pirated copies. To play "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City", it takes a day to download, and because someone else uses a computer in the middle, the download will be suspended. At that time, you could resume the upload from a breakpoint with Thunderbolt, and if you downloaded it with a browser, you would have to download it again if it was interrupted. Looking back now, it only takes a few minutes for a file of more than 500 m.
Also, when I was a child, I had to download everything I watched online. Some of them were hard to find online, and some were not smooth and had to wait for buffering. At that time, watching TV series was mainly watching on TV, and buying or renting CD-ROMs.
In the previous era, downloading software was a rigid requirement. Even if you didn't use Thunderbolt, you still needed another similar software. Maybe you didn't use it often, but you always had to install one on your computer.
But with the development of the Internet, downloading software is not necessary for everyone. First of all, many things can be done online, or there is a computer application or mobile phone application that can be done; then, the network speed is generally fast, and files of ordinary size can be downloaded directly with a browser. Xunlei has gone from a must-have software to a niche software.
Xunlei Software used to be considered conscience software, and Xunlei 5 only has some promotions in some inconspicuous places. Later, when it came to Thunder 7, there were a lot of advertisements, and there were also a lot of bundled installations. The rightmost part of the entire interface was specially used to display some messy advertisements and promotions. If you have a Thunder member, you can turn off those things.
Then Xunlei has a member exclusive version, which can only be used by people who have Xunlei members who log in to a valid member account. This version of Xunlei is the predecessor of Xunlei Extreme Edition. Their two interfaces are very similar, the functions are also very similar, and they are almost No ads, no bundles, no features you don't need, all features you need.
In my heart, Xunlei has always been a conscientious company. Xunlei's problem is not how well Xunlei does this software, but Xunlei's own profit point. In itself, there is no benefit to providing users with a downloader. You use Xunlei to download a movie, an episode of a TV series, or any other file. This act itself has nothing to do with Xunlei, and cannot bring any benefits to Xunlei. (Again, what I said is not supported by any data, there is no investigation, and there is no information provided by any insiders, all of which are my personal opinions.) Xunlei’s previous profit should be based on advertising, and you have no interest in downloading the file itself. However, if Xunlei induces you to download any product that other merchants want to promote on the software interface, then Xunlei can make money. Later, Xunlei members became part of Xunlei's income, and used its own acceleration service to provide members with accelerated download services. But these two points are now encountering problems. The reason is that as mentioned above, users are less and less dependent on downloading tools. Xunlei also has a major profit point, which is its own CDN service. You can find out what Star Domain CDN.CDN is. Now the live broadcast industry and online video industry are very popular, CDN services are still very promising.
In fact, Xunlei has many opportunities to make money, such as Xunlei Kankan (later renamed Xiangchao and now Tiantian Kan), such as cloud storage, and Xunlei has also tried to make hardware (download treasure and the like), there must be more Lots of things I don't know and haven't heard of. Let's take a look at another Internet company in Shenzhen, Tencent. Tencent's QQ software at the beginning needed to be profitable, so the previous QQ would induce you to spend money, recharge various diamonds, as well as members, and even QQ shows, in order to make you appear more powerful among QQ friends. People like to compare and make money. But now the QQ software itself is not very profitable, because Tencent does not need those. Taking advantage of QQ and WeChat, these two accounts can log in to any of its products, Tencent now has too many ways to make money.
By the way, Xunlei launched its own conscience software Xunlei Express Edition in March 2014, and then in April 2014, the country started the "2014 Net Net Action".
Xunlei may very much want to use other ways to make money, and then provide users with better software. But it seems that the point has not been found yet, and it is still necessary to pit users in order to maintain their own immortality. Think about it, if Tencent does not have other businesses, no WeChat, only QQ software and a few simple functions around QQ software, then QQ will also become a deceiving software. For example, ordinary users cannot use the screenshot function. Screenshots must be charged with some kind of drill. For one dollar, you can take 10 pictures a day, and there is no limit to the number of screenshots for 10 yuan... Hehe, just kidding.
Summary of this article: The above are some of the author's views on the delisting of the Thunderbolt Speed Edition. We must respect the labor results of every inventor. What's wrong with paying an appropriate fee? Everyone thinks about free, so who has the motivation? Going for development, do you think it is? I will share it with you today. Finally, I hope that Xunlei will get better and better in the future.