part 2:

re Acquisition .072, I like the fact that it doesn't use the Chunky Soup download method. Also, I had left 'pending' downloads in it last time I quit the app. Today, when I opened it, after connecting, it did its querying thing, and reported that the hosts were offline. Plain and simple. No need to wonder if it is waiting for something to happen. Host is offline, period. Thank you, I can deal with that information.

On many levels, I like the fact that it is more intuitive in its interface than LW.

The negative for me. I frequently get crash logs telling me that java has crashed. Then uploads are gone, and soon afterwards, uploading starts again. So, that's a problem. I guess java must restart on its own after one of these crashes, because I did nothing to initiate its restart.
It just happened again now, and yes, the uploads go with it.
I'll have to investigate this further.

Bottom line, as we have been saying for awhile now, is that we need the return of the good aspects of LimeWire in addition to whatever improvements they have in mind. And for the company to be more 'user friendly' with us customers. Example, can anyone tell me where on the LW website or elsewhere that I can go to learn what they are working on, how it is coming, when will we see it, troubleshooting, etc?
Went to Limewire.com and found following examples:

Example: check the features area, here is the highlighted text:
"LimeWire New Features 2.7.3 - (Release date: 10.29.02)"

Hello, it is 2003. Not user friendly, not intuitive, not up to date.


Another example, taken from the site: Growth potential of Gnutella, or Gnutella's Future:

"Furthermore, as of 2/20/01, the network continues to grow at a pace of approximately 7% per day. "

Great, news that is 2 years old.

Under "recent improvements"

"March 2, 2001"

No need to go further with that one.

Hard to understand why no one there can take the time to bring the site up to date. It's not that hard to do, as anyone who has created a website knows.

I'd like to spend a day at the LW headquarters, to get a glimpse of what goes on there, so I could have a better understanding. Maybe I am being too harsh with them, but that is because it just doesn't seem like everything is Kosher in LWLand.