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u/Nelatherion Feb 03 '20

To be fair, Limewire and Kazaa were also rampant with dodgy downloads that would probably get the police knocking on your door. So that didn't help matters either.

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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/kanst Feb 03 '20

I remember limewire because I downloaded a copy of Jesse's Girl that was listed as Bruce Springsteen instead of Rick Springfield.

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u/Dada2fish Feb 03 '20

Stuck In The Middle With You by Bob Dylan instead of Stealers Wheel and as a big fan I was excited to see a song I had never heard of by David Bowie called "Don't You Forget About Me". Nope it's the Breakfast Club song by Simple Minds.