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I thought donations were optional
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One of my favorite programs was acting up, so I went to reinstall. Turned out this program that has been free for a decade, now wants $29 a month, to let me pirate movies. Da fuck? What a way to shit the bed, to offer the same free program but charge for it out of nowhere
59 1 ReplyIf anyone actually pays $29 a month to watch movies illegally modern streaming services have truly reached a new low
78 0 ReplyYeah it's was bittorrent. they went with a paid, tiered model now. They want me to pay to use a torrent client to pirate stuff, it's ridiculous
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29 0 ReplyI had no idea as I've been using it for years and it was just there. I switched to q
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I mean, that's cheaper than having three or four subscriptions to cover at least the basic catalog.
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now whatever you do, don't steal it
also doublecheck you aren't on a scam site or that the product hasn't forked ;)
7 0 ReplyStremio
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