As we just released a new version, I am looking at the download numbesr and see to my surprise that the download between .zip file and .msi file is very evenly spread.

Now both packages are content-wise identical, the setup creates a program group for you, put's DLLs in the GAC, but that is all. I would have assumed that most developers would pick the .msi install, as this is the common install technology on Windows.

We would like to get some feedback on why people choose the .zip download in favor of the .msi. The reason i like to know this is, that we like to know the platforms this library get's used on. This has effects on future features - if i know that more people than i thought use this on non Windows OS systems, we need to adjust our plan for .NET accordingly.

Thank you for your cooperation