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The whole Napster thing was pretty brief, I only remember it really being around for like 6 months. Then it got shut down and everyone moved to the alternatives that had resume and other features, like eDonkey and Kazaa. I really can’t remember what order they came in though.
This got me looking and unfortunately possibly found a bit of info that debunks the whole tweet. Napster was completely gone by July 2001. So this guy either has the date wrong(by like 15months) or it wasn’t a Napster download. Kazaa would be out by then too probably so that leaves Limewire, but that used torrenting protocols so it wouldn’t have had the same susceptibility to a loss of connection.
It was likely BearShare, but they were embarrassed to admit it.
Napster also let you resume unfinished downloads anyway.
Thank God we got down to the truth of the tweet. I was really worried.
You know you don’t have to be a jackass to people right?
You know you don't have to be anal over things that don't matter right?
What other memes have you "debunked" recently? That seems like a great use of your time and energy.
I’m sorry curiosity has left your life entirely. Also fuck you.
If you think debunking memes is the sole curiosity left in life, you're on a much much lower path than I'm on, friend.
Also, be nice.
You know…. Nah, fuck off.
Lmao very Mature.
Do you also tell people you're a grown ass man?
🎶 Once in awhile, maybe you will feel the urge
To break international copyright law
By downloading MP3s from file-sharing sites
Like Morpheus, or Grokster, or LimeWire, or Kazaa
But deep in your heart, you know the guilt would drive you mad
And the shame would leave a permanent scar
’Cause you start out stealing songs, then you're robbing liquor stores
And selling crack and running over school kids with your car 🎶
Remember ‘allofmp3’ aka ‘alltunes’ ?
I think AllofMP3 had the best business model - price varied based on how high quality you wanted, and they offered soooo many formats. With no DRM, of course.
Is it really the customers' problem if the USA and Russian copyright organizations didn't communicate very well?
It was there a bit closer to two years. Kazaa and edonkey kicked off after Napster got in trouble.