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06-01-2014, 06:53 PM
7 Daily Struggles From the Napster Era
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On its 15th anniversary, it'd be easy to look back on Napster with the same fondness and **stalgic affection we typically reserve for Saved by the Bell, or the Motorola Razr. But that would be dishonest.
The Napster era (1999 to 2001) was a time of great risk in our lives. We Millennials did things for free music that would horrify our future selves to tears.
See also: How Spotify Engineered the New Music Eco**my (http://mashable.com/2013/10/06/spotify-music-eco**my/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Don't act like you don't remember — these were everyday experiences, common as parodies of "Whassup?" Budweiser commercials and zip-off cargo pants. We lived this.
Below, we've compiled some of the most unforgivable daily occurrences from Napster's heyday. Take a look and relive your misery. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/01/napster-memories/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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On its 15th anniversary, it'd be easy to look back on Napster with the same fondness and **stalgic affection we typically reserve for Saved by the Bell, or the Motorola Razr. But that would be dishonest.
The Napster era (1999 to 2001) was a time of great risk in our lives. We Millennials did things for free music that would horrify our future selves to tears.
See also: How Spotify Engineered the New Music Eco**my (http://mashable.com/2013/10/06/spotify-music-eco**my/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Don't act like you don't remember — these were everyday experiences, common as parodies of "Whassup?" Budweiser commercials and zip-off cargo pants. We lived this.
Below, we've compiled some of the most unforgivable daily occurrences from Napster's heyday. Take a look and relive your misery. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/01/napster-memories/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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