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Version: BearShare 8.0
"Like versions 6 and 7, it's not the original BearShare!"
Pros: At least they're not including the Zango/180solutions spyware anymore.
That stuff was notoriously nasty and was taken down by the feds.Cons: Not a true P2P app, confined to a strictly controlled company network.
Summary: If you're going to buy or rent music you can do better with iTunes, Napster and many others.
Censors what you share, especially if it competes with sales.
Fails to remove DRM drivers + software if you uninstall it.
Tracks your interests via searches and social networking.
If you want Chat, get MIRC and your choices are literally unlimited.
Social networking? Ever heard of FaceBook, MySpace or Twitter?
Real P2P sharing is still alive and well, in many forms to suit your desires.
Don't make a pest of yourself by trying to share tons of commercial product
and you can discover thousands of artists, authors and treasures that the big
companies neither know or care about. It's free and not actually illegal to use
and enjoy if you respect copyright by not sharing the big money stuff.
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