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Limewire p2p file sharing6/25/2023 ![]() They also work for the usual suspects, calling into question some of their objectivity.Īnd, indeed, there are certainly some questions about the accuracy of the report, which involves self-reported user surveys - generally not the most reliable method of getting accurate data on something like file sharing (especially in the wake of something being shut down for being “illegal.”) That said, the numbers are big enough that even if they’re a bit off, it certainly does suggest something happened, and just to be nice, I’ll even grant the basic premise that file sharing in the US slowed down when Limewire shut down. I had hesitated to get into this, because NPD’s numbers and analysis have historically been suspect, so I always take anything that comes from them with a pretty large grain of salt. ![]() Fri, Mar 25th 2011 08:29am - Mike MasnickĪ whole bunch of folks have been submitting NPD’s latest report, which notes an apparently large dropoff in P2P file sharing in the fourth quarter, which it attributes to the closure of Limewire.
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