I'm sorry, i've been reading this forum for too long - listening to too many seemingly 12 year olds complain and complain. I used to think that ignorance was bliss, but apparently that isn't the case with limewire - so if you're one of the ignorant, i suggest you read this.

1) Its FREE - this means, you do not have to PAY for it. This means the software is a PRIVILEDGE and not a RIGHT. I wonder at what point we started believing that everything was OWED to us for free? Thats not the way the world goes around. So stop posting as if limewire has some huge obligation to you, or some huge debt to repay. Live with the banner ads, they're a small price to pay. Live with the bugs and the changes, they're only the means to the end. And if you want to use some other file sharing program, go ahead, but please stop litering the forums with your empty threats - i'm so tired of hearing "Thats it! I'm done using limewire!" Like anyone really cares.

2) "Version 2.x sucks!" - I think you all first need a little bit of a wake up call on this one. First of all, EVERYONE needs to be using 2.0+ for the system to work. Second, modem user or NOT, the UltraPeer system increases not only the performance, but the scalability of the gnutella network (in case you're still lost, this is good for everyone). People continue to compare the new version to version 1.7 - You're comparing apples to oranges. First and foremost, 2.0+ is set to display ONLY (thats ONLY) 3 and 4 star results, so right away you're cutting down on the number of results that will be returned (thats right folks, try looking through the option settings sometimes). Secondly, unless we all participate in the UltraPeer architecture (and don't all flock back to 1.7 like ignorant lemmings) we all lose out on its benefits. I will concede that there is still some tweaking that needs to be done as far as architecting the linkage between all the UltraPeers, but we're getting there.

3) Its FREE (I thought that needed emphasis)