Perhaps the original (and best?) file compression software –WinZip – is on course to hit its billionth download within the next four weeks, a milestone that has taken it more than twenty years to achieve. Famous for its payment model, which allowed you to use the trial software completely free-of-charge but nagged you to purchase the software after its initial 45-day trial, was originally released in 1991 with the view to helping users compress files but also store files across several pieces of removable media. Read the full story at The Next Web.