Avast! number of definitions

Wonder and question
Each year a avast number of definitions does not change
The number of definitions of other products is much more
Why ? ???

number of definitions : 2,969,251 >>> 11/3/2011

I think 2010 and 2009 the number of definitions have been equally :frowning:

Each year a number of definitions should be more !

I think the claim in a number of definitions can not be played
Identified above is equal to the number of definitions .

(The actual number of malware samples that avast! can detect is much higher , as a single virus definition
can identify tens , hundreds, or even thousands of unique samples .)

Of course Honesty avast on is the number of indicator definitions It is clear .

Spring cleaning in our virus database
https://blog.avast.com/2010/09/06/spring-cleaning-in-our-virus-database/