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Napster
1999–2001
“The night your hard drive filled up.”
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The file-sharing app that let a generation trade MP3s and rethink what owning music even meant. The original service was shut by court order in 2001.
Remember Napster? What did it mean to you?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Napster.
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MP3.com
1997–2003
“Streaming before it had a name.”
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LimeWire
2000–2010
“The gateway with the questionable results.”
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Kazaa
2001–2006
“Downloads with a side of spyware.”
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Columbia House
1955–2015
“12 CDs for a penny (then the bills).”
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