Rather than being a file-sharing service they are a premium download service that go out of their way to get you to sign-up before telling you how much it is going to cost.
You have bound to have come accross RapidShare in your quest for content to download from file-sharing sites on the Internet. My advice is to stay clear of Rapidshare as their business methods are so devious.
If the service was worth it they would not have to resort to such deceptive activities. Not only do you have to wait to make your download, your session will time-out if you leave your computer and come back to it later:
You will have to wait even longer if you have made a "free" download:
A RapidPro User will be favoured ---- do you really believe this after all the other nonsense that they present you with on their website?
If you search the Internet to find out how much the service costs most of what you will find is conjecture. If they were serious about things they would say on their website and people wouldn't have to search! A German success story......" - indeed!
This post is an older post (circa 2011) that featured on www.tempusfugit.ca - my website - it has been re-posted on The Technology Muse.
Links:
You have bound to have come accross RapidShare in your quest for content to download from file-sharing sites on the Internet. My advice is to stay clear of Rapidshare as their business methods are so devious.
If the service was worth it they would not have to resort to such deceptive activities. Not only do you have to wait to make your download, your session will time-out if you leave your computer and come back to it later:
You will have to wait even longer if you have made a "free" download:
A RapidPro User will be favoured ---- do you really believe this after all the other nonsense that they present you with on their website?
If you search the Internet to find out how much the service costs most of what you will find is conjecture. If they were serious about things they would say on their website and people wouldn't have to search! A German success story......" - indeed!
This post is an older post (circa 2011) that featured on www.tempusfugit.ca - my website - it has been re-posted on The Technology Muse.
Links:
- Pricing for Rapidshare 29/06/2010 - digitalspy.co.uk
- techdirt.com - Rapidshare Countersues Perfect 10 For Being A 'Copyright Troll' Who Only 'Shakes Down' Others
- Downloading movies
- Downloading the Canon SDK's - this is a common activity that you will find yourself on this type of service.
- Other File-Sharing Download Scams
3 comments:
rapidshare going out business
This is the first that I have heard of RapidShare going out of business.
"Good Riddance of bad rubbish" if you ask me. Such a poor business plan needs to fail.
rapidshare out business
Smoke and fire anyone?
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