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What was your download site of choice in the past?

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Old 01-04-2016, 05:06 PM
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Before torrents really took off, there was Napster, Bearshare, Kazaa, and Limewire. I used them all before I switched to torrents only but man Napster was the absolute best when it first came out.
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I used to use Napster. Call me a weeny if you want, but I never kept a song longer than 30 days without either deleting it or buying it. I'm a big fan or artists embracing online content, but they have to be able to make money from it or they'll resist new technologies.
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I used the hell out of LimeWire for single music downloads. But, I always bought the CD's of the bands I liked because even in my youth I believed in backing up artists. Used Columbia House and "the other one" to buy crazy amounts of CD's.
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Napster and Limewire were my choices. The other ones always gave your computer AIDS. I used Columbia House a lot too back in the day. Couldnt beat getting 12 CD's for a penny in the initial sign up promos.




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