Limewire is dead !

[Dark_Angel]

Should be called failwire.

Never used it... the few people whom I knew which did managed to catch regular viruses.

 

[THFC]

Brings back memories of kazaa and napster lol

MW

Also Emule etc

Had thought these things had died a decade ago

 

[Westyfield2]

I'm curious to know what people use for file sharing these days too.

Since 16 when I started having part time jobs and then later full time jobs in between uni I've not pirated much at all.
The big things that made me want to pirate such as having to deal with physical media and DRM are all gone; I can just store my card details with a company like Apple's iTunes or Steam and download the purchase instantly to my HD with one click, so much easier than torrenting/p2p.

For the last five years most people use torrents. Slowly people are moving onto Usenet, but the majority are still using torrents.

 

[Lysander]

I'm curious to know what people use for file sharing these days too.

Most people use direct downloads from Mediafire, Megaupload etc. Torrents too. Links are then swapped in chat rooms, forums etc etc.

 

[Pixel]

Seems this program was like Kazaa, WinMX, etc. Didn't know people were still using programs like these to share files.

What a tragedy, I wonder where people will get hotmilf.jpg.exe from now?

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

/installs gozilla for retro lulz

 

[lcg]

What a shame.

Its virii-spreading cankerous sorry excuse of software can **** off.

Well said, except the plural of virus is viruses

 

[HAz]

god its awful, like 99% viruses plague that thing!

 

[oli356]

Indeed.

There is no need to download anything these days.

haven't mp3 devices been made yet :S?

 

[d_brennen]

Oh no! One less source of virus ridden PCs for me to sort out at least while there are stupid people out there I'll still get some work!

 

[Rainmaker]

Meh. The original, best, free and open source app FrostWire is still available. It's basically what LimeWire Pro was, but LimeWire Pro cost money. Cut off one head, blah blah.

 

[Retromatic]

I can't believe people still use it. It isn't 2003 any more.

100% This.

 

[Chives]

Installed it back in 2005, first download I caught a virus!
Never used it again.

 

[Robbo]

Lolwire.

Usenet > all

 

[lixxus]

thank god for frostwire

 

[eatcustard]

goodbye viruswire

 

[raikesi]

People still used Limewire?!

this...

 

[HungryHippos]

I'm curious to know what people use for file sharing these days too.

Since 16 when I started having part time jobs and then later full time jobs in between uni I've not pirated much at all.
The big things that made me want to pirate such as having to deal with physical media and DRM are all gone; I can just store my card details with a company like Apple's iTunes or Steam and download the purchase instantly to my HD with one click, so much easier than torrenting/p2p.

Speaking theoretically:

1) Downloads from rapidshare.com, hotfile.com etc
2) Newsgroups
3) Torrents

Pretty much the avenues people use.

 

[2StepSteve]

Audio Galaxy, Napster and now Limewire.. the RIAA sure does move quickly at stamping out these naughtys.

 

[gillywibble]

Awful software.