I don't want to start any flame wars, but I was like you guys also. I tried the free version of Limewire, and gave the idea of paying some thought. I noticed Shareaza had all of the features Limewire did, plus countless others. The main point here is that Shareaza is not only spyware free, it also is FREE.
Limewire collects money to improve the Gnutella Network, to me thats bullshit. Shareaza with only one developer outplayed, outsmarted, and outlasted Limewire, Bearshare, Xolox, and the list goes on. Honestly ask each other where does that money go to buy a worthless Pro version. I'm sure that money hasn't so far helped the network. This is a case of a developer selling out for money while still proclaiming that thier in it for the user. Shareaza is free, and does not need a PRO version because its official free public releases are that good. The creator of Shareaza hasn't sold out "yet", and maybe will never sell out.
I see that you guys are paying for something wich isn't good. Try Shareaza it is the solution to you problems.
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