Why do you DL
12-09-2003, 07:28 PM
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Why do you DL
We all do it to an extent but what are your real reasons behind downloading software, music, images, movies etc.?
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12-09-2003, 07:30 PM
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My reasons
I DL music because there are so few albums worth buying and I would rather hear it before I shell out 20 something bucks to hear the 2 good songs on the album...if the album is good then I buy it and support the artist.
Movies I do because I think the same as music about it...they try to drag $9 plus snacks etc. out of me for mediocre movies with rehashed plot lines and the only thing fresh is the effects.
Pictures...well don't do much with pics from DLs
Sometimes its also a matter of not being able to find certain movies in stores....example...I just DLd Orgazmo which was a great and funny movie...good luck finding it in a video store of any kind and if you do I bet there is no way your finding it on DVD.
Software I DL because many times I think they overcharge for it...not that it makes it right in the least but I am not trying to justify it either.
I dunno I guess it depends on what I am DLing and my situation at the time....I have actually DLd programs because I couldn't find them anywhere or had to have it to finish a project and the stores are closed.
I also DL games for my youngest because justification is hard to come by to pay $25 for a game that has bad graphics, poor sound, and fits on a 25 meg disc
I don't DL much anymore because its become kind of a hassle but I don't think I will ever stop doing it
I DL music because there are so few albums worth buying and I would rather hear it before I shell out 20 something bucks to hear the 2 good songs on the album...if the album is good then I buy it and support the artist.
Movies I do because I think the same as music about it...they try to drag $9 plus snacks etc. out of me for mediocre movies with rehashed plot lines and the only thing fresh is the effects.
Pictures...well don't do much with pics from DLs
Sometimes its also a matter of not being able to find certain movies in stores....example...I just DLd Orgazmo which was a great and funny movie...good luck finding it in a video store of any kind and if you do I bet there is no way your finding it on DVD.
Software I DL because many times I think they overcharge for it...not that it makes it right in the least but I am not trying to justify it either.
I dunno I guess it depends on what I am DLing and my situation at the time....I have actually DLd programs because I couldn't find them anywhere or had to have it to finish a project and the stores are closed.
I also DL games for my youngest because justification is hard to come by to pay $25 for a game that has bad graphics, poor sound, and fits on a 25 meg disc
I don't DL much anymore because its become kind of a hassle but I don't think I will ever stop doing it
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12-09-2003, 08:02 PM
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un-Touch'd krew
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Very well thought out responses
I think I need to get away from this place for a while its dragging my IQ down lately.
I think I need to get away from this place for a while its dragging my IQ down lately.
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12-09-2003, 08:15 PM
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If I went legit... I'd not have anything installed on my pc cept free things.
I can't afford to pay $300 of MS office. I can't afford Photoshop.
Yea there's lots of free stuff. But the pay for stuff is just too expensive.
I've donated money to authors of free software more than I've purchased non free software.
edit: I guess it's also kinda a rush. Like doing something you know is wrong and getting away from it.
If I went legit... I'd not have anything installed on my pc cept free things.
I can't afford to pay $300 of MS office. I can't afford Photoshop.
Yea there's lots of free stuff. But the pay for stuff is just too expensive.
I've donated money to authors of free software more than I've purchased non free software.
edit: I guess it's also kinda a rush. Like doing something you know is wrong and getting away from it.
12-09-2003, 08:17 PM
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BOOM goes the dynamite!
i pretty much the same way.
music: i mainly download music i've had at one time, but had since been stolen, which actually makes it no illegal since i purchased it at one time. music that i dl but haven't owned is usually bootleg stuff (recordings of concerts) and trying to find new artists. i'm not going to buy a cd of an artist i've never heard of (although, i have done it in the past and always ended up with good stuff).
movies: there are way too many movies i want to be able to afford them all. but all the ones i really really like, i buy.
programs: always done that. i can't afford most of the programs, and i dl games to see what they're like. if i really like them or want to play them online, i buy them.
music: i mainly download music i've had at one time, but had since been stolen, which actually makes it no illegal since i purchased it at one time. music that i dl but haven't owned is usually bootleg stuff (recordings of concerts) and trying to find new artists. i'm not going to buy a cd of an artist i've never heard of (although, i have done it in the past and always ended up with good stuff).
movies: there are way too many movies i want to be able to afford them all. but all the ones i really really like, i buy.
programs: always done that. i can't afford most of the programs, and i dl games to see what they're like. if i really like them or want to play them online, i buy them.
12-09-2003, 08:24 PM
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money that i dont have or care to spend.
i use to download music because i enjoy listening to them. but $15 for a CD...:down: kazaa and other p2p makes it all too easy. why bother spending the cash. my moral values dont extend to rich ass entertainers.
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programs.....im not paying $600 for photoshop.
but i don exactly download them either. i just happen to know people who have them on CD form already.
i use to download music because i enjoy listening to them. but $15 for a CD...:down: kazaa and other p2p makes it all too easy. why bother spending the cash. my moral values dont extend to rich ass entertainers.
h:programs.....im not paying $600 for photoshop.
but i don exactly download them either. i just happen to know people who have them on CD form already.
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