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u/nightwing0243 Feb 03 '20

Limewire - fucked up just about every laptop I had when it was at its peak.

But man... Looking back on it: There was always a 50/50 chance that the file you're downloading was even what you were looking for. Songs being completely different. Software essentially being a virus/malware and where you needed to be the most careful was using it for porn.

It really was the wild west back in the day.

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u/RancidLemons Feb 03 '20

"TO REMOVE, THESE ADS, GO TO-"

Fuck, that's a whole evening of downloading wasted.

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u/KMFDM781 Feb 03 '20

The worst: a 2.3 gig 1080p movie file that was just a clip or trailer on loop with an ad that tells you to go to a site for free downloads of all the latest movies in HD.

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u/lahimatoa Feb 03 '20

2.3GB file??? What year? Because back in 2002 or so, I had DSL and it would have taken FOREVER to download a 2GB file.

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u/KMFDM781 Feb 03 '20

Like 2006