Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoYou could get anything you wanted and it was FREElemmy.worldimagemessage-square116linkfedilinkarrow-up1447arrow-down110
arrow-up1437arrow-down1imageYou could get anything you wanted and it was FREElemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square116linkfedilink
minus-squareMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoNo, the real problem was that Napster had central servers that could easily be taken down via litigation. Limewire was fully P2P so there was no single point of failure.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThat’s why Napster went away (possibly before people late to the party had a chance to use it), but it didn’t stop it from being “the OG.”
No, the real problem was that Napster had central servers that could easily be taken down via litigation. Limewire was fully P2P so there was no single point of failure.
That’s why Napster went away (possibly before people late to the party had a chance to use it), but it didn’t stop it from being “the OG.”