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Limewire shut down

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WikiWiki
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371462,00.asp


its peer to peer sharing is toast
Oct 26 2010 5:32PM
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Mike-O
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Someone actually still used it?
Oct 26 2010 5:32PM
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Heinzler
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damn, thats crazy. frostwire FTW
Oct 26 2010 5:35PM
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1337
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thats because files named afsdfasdfasdf.mp3.exe shouldnt be downloaded but dumbfucks don't know the difference.
Oct 26 2010 5:36PM
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TheStudioCC
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Cha-Ching
Oct 26 2010 5:37PM
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fujarome
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and god only knows what a punishment that is!
Oct 26 2010 5:38PM
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dave44
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Limewire? I haven't heard that word since 2005
Oct 26 2010 5:38PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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bahaha yeah. kids are like it said the name of the song how'd I get a virus?!!?!
it was only a few kb n00b.
Oct 26 2010 5:38PM
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Chompo.
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Such a good analogy
Oct 26 2010 5:44PM
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laurence^
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False. If you have half a brain it works just fine
Oct 26 2010 5:45PM
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no_steeze
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last time i used limewire i downloaded such nasty porn it caused me to fall off my dinosaur
Oct 26 2010 5:46PM
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Mr.Luke
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well good for them. Because limewire was awful
Oct 26 2010 5:48PM
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sirschralpalot.
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Limewire sucked. If you want music just use a damn torrent
Oct 26 2010 6:00PM
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JahJahBinks
Posts: 3567 - Karma: 460
Yeah so it is definitely still useful...
Oct 26 2010 6:01PM
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snowking249
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Im pissed, i always use limewire and now fuck! Looks like its time for frostwire :)
Oct 26 2010 6:09PM
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Mykel
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Didn't they shut down Napster too?  Or make it so it isn't free anymore?
Oct 26 2010 6:12PM
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Phormat
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Last time I heard you talking about falling off your dinosaur, I fell off mine.
Oct 26 2010 6:14PM
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Jonny7
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torrenting one song is gay, lime wire was good if you knew how to use it.
Oct 26 2010 6:15PM
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powderdrunkie
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I bet Metallica had something to do with this
Oct 26 2010 6:16PM
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Mike-O
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Whaaat? How is it "gay"? And anyway, why would you torrent only one song when you get the whole album in 20 seconds anyway.
Oct 26 2010 6:19PM
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Heinzler
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that was like 9 years ago...
Oct 26 2010 6:19PM
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idontactuallyski
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This analogy is absolutely horrible. iTunes is easier, more convenient and much faster than Limewire (if you think it's not, you're lying to yourself). On top of that, much like prostitutes, iTunes cost money while Limewire is free. If anything, iTunes is more like prostitution than Limewire. The only part about your argument that makes sense is the virus part, and even then you have to be an idiot to get one.

You also left out the most obvious comparison, which is that Limewire and prostitution are both immoral. Nice attempt though.
Oct 26 2010 6:22PM
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powderdrunkie
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wow...really?!
Oct 26 2010 6:27PM
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GayWolf420
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lol immoral.
Oct 26 2010 6:28PM
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idontactuallyski
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Yes.
Oct 26 2010 6:29PM
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Milksteak
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...really?
Oct 26 2010 6:37PM
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idontactuallyski
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I think I'm missing something... someone please halp/ prove me wrong.
Oct 26 2010 6:40PM
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207
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Limewire is so 1998
Oct 26 2010 6:49PM
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Twinjibber77
Posts: 6239 - Karma: 2,356
this
Oct 26 2010 7:05PM
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Sundown5K13R
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My bit:
1. Torrentz > Warez > Limewire
2. You can get some really nasty viruses no matter what, but its unlikely. But generally, yes, you gotta be dumb to get common ones
3. Limewire, from my experience, has really low quality music with incorrect ID3 tags (when put into itunes/songbird/anymediaplayer, the titles, albums and artist names were either nonexistent or not set up)
4. Don't even get me started about album art (50 gig library, all high-res art and tagged correctly)
5. Limewire, to the best of my knowledge, is easiest to track.

TL;DR: Sayonara, Limwire. And good riddance!
Oct 26 2010 8:19PM
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A.Eberhard
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Who the fuck uses limewire? Mediafire all the way.
Oct 26 2010 8:24PM
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klayer_9
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thats cute i remember when i used limewire in 7th grade.
Oct 26 2010 8:29PM
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Sundown5K13R
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use utorrent (or bittorrent, I prefer U)
go to torrentz.com
search
DL
profit
Oct 26 2010 8:29PM
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Six.0.Tree-ski
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1337 posts. do not ever post again.
Oct 26 2010 8:34PM
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WaterBottle
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i think it was the most user-friendly p2p out there, so im gonna miss it.

and if you know that you shouldnt click on a file that is the EXACT SAME name that you typed in the search bar, you arent going to get a fucking virus.
Oct 26 2010 8:37PM
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theblackrod
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dc++ amatuers
Oct 26 2010 8:37PM
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nkmo.
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Haha, seriously. People still used that garbage? Vuze/UTorrent & Acquisition for the win.
Oct 26 2010 8:40PM
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Heath.
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Who actually downloads individual songs anymore?
Oct 26 2010 8:42PM
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Mezmerize19
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No. Not naked women! Anything but that! Dont make me watch this!
Oct 26 2010 8:43PM
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Milksteak
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I dirpy songs all the time...

Sometimes I don't like the whole album, so I just get one song. Ya dig?
Oct 26 2010 8:44PM
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nkmo.
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Dirpy only gets you 128 though. I hardly EVER download individual songs anymore, but if I do it off Acquisition.
Oct 26 2010 8:46PM
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rickety_cricket
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this news just ruined my night
Oct 26 2010 8:52PM
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DMA_Studios
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FUCK!
Oct 28 2010 10:51PM
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Schlop
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saw it on facebook and laughed.

I hope torrent sites and programs don't get shut down anytime soon
Oct 28 2010 10:55PM
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Bodhisattva
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BitTorrent FTW
Oct 28 2010 10:56PM
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staffpro
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GNAAAAAARR R AFTTTERRRBANG YOO DAWG WE HEARD YOU LIEK AFTERBANGIN LIMEWIRE SO WE PUT SOME AFTERBANG IN YOUR LIME SO YOU CAN LIME WHILE YOU TORRENT :) :) :-) KOEKLSSSSSSSSS JOEXXXXXXX
Oct 28 2010 11:31PM
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steezyjibber
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this
Oct 29 2010 12:14AM
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Peter.
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or you could just go to google and type in the song name and download and find it hosted randomly on the web
Oct 29 2010 12:16AM
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PlentySW
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MP3Rocket FTW! Jk...Filetube.com is the shit
Oct 29 2010 12:22AM
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B-runge
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this would have been big news in like 2006

frostwire is even old news

i use vuze now
its the fucking best
Oct 29 2010 12:29AM
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black_mamba
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i stopped using it awhile back, but when i did, it was for hard to find songs n such or single songs from albums. now i use itunes, datpiff, and mediafire.
Oct 29 2010 12:36AM
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