Sad to say, but the main reason was .... INERTIA.

I started off with bearshare, then tried limewire (excellent website, but low-options interface).

Then tried morpheus (kazaa). Found it had very poor content.

Xolox for 2 days. Again low-options interface.

Now, I have bearshare around, but hardly use it anymore.

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Pro-Bearshare, coz it has plenty of options, good control over the process.

Anti-bearsh coz the ppl there seem extremely anti-user. Never seen such rude replies to users who experienced problems with the add-on programs.