Why Ares Is A True Winner
Where Did This Ares Thing Come From?
Ares – the p2p filesharing software – has been around for what seems like a whole lot of time. Of course, this is Internet time which travels a lot quicker than ‘normal’ time, and in actual fact the software was first released only seven years ago in 2002. The original Ares Galaxy was a spin-off from the then famous Gnutella network. After its early attempts to improve on a concept that – many thought – couldn’t be bettered, Ares moved onto its own network architecture.
Suffice to say time showed that this new approach was a vastly more efficient improvement on the old ways, and over the next seven years Ares has acquired an impressive and unequaled market share. Further spin-offs of original Ares Galaxy implementation have gone on to make their own independent splashes in the filesharing whirlpool, with some notable variants like Ares Vista really starting to turn heads.
That’s all very nice, but…
So Ares has a proven pedigree. That much is clear. In real terms though, what does this mean to those of us that want to download music, games and movies for free? Call this a simple approach to my gratification, but I want to get to the good bit! Why should I chose Ares over any other filesharing application (and I know that there are a lot of them out there)?
Reaches The Parts That Other Apps Miss
Mainly because of its unique ‘leaves-and-super nodes’ architecture, Ares generally works better behind firewalls, and it is far more difficult for system administrators and ISPs to spot when they are monitoring traffic. This ‘stealth’ effect made Ares very popular in colleges and big organizations where other p2p apps were quickly noticed and banned.
As an example of its versatility and ability to work in inhospitable conditions, Ares Vista made its name as one of the very few filesharing download applications that was able to work seamlessly with Window’s Vista’s notoriously stubborn User Access Control (UAC) security. Most other filesharing applications simply required the user to turn off the UAC, leaving the computer vulnerable. As Ares Vista showed, this wasn’t the only solution, and it certainly was not the best one.
Simply Entertainment
The authors and developers behind Ares seem to know just what it is that the software’s users want. Actually, this is quite simple: they want to watch movies and listen to music. Unfortunately other developers get hung up on aspects that just don’t matter.
One example of the innovated thinking employed by developers is the built-in media player. I want to be able to listen to my music (or watch my movie) while I’m still playing with Ares and finding more to download. Now I can! Ingenious.
The greatest testament to the success of the Ares network though is just the sheer volume of users and followers that it is gaining every single day. There are a reported 30 million users on the Ares network, sharing an unspecified (but undoubtedly huge) number of files. More users, and the comparatively larger number of files that inevitably come with them, mean more choice in terms of type, title, and quality. As more people leave other networks, so the choice there dwindles and more people leave: this side of the equation represents a vicious circle for the fading lesser networks and their associated software.
So What Are You Waiting For?
If you’ve never used filesharing software before, then Ares is as easy, uncomplicated, and hassle-free as it gets. If you have experience in filesharing and are considering a change from your current software, then you’re in good company. Either way the move to Ares is a sensible one; it’s a move you won’t regret.