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Windows 7 Torrenting Party!

June 26, 2023 By Mike Abundo

While Microsoft encourages you to hold some ridiculous Windows 7 launch party, Funny or Die encourages you to do something that’s much more fun: a Windows 7 torrenting party!

The best part is, you can give your guests better party favors. Instead of giving out trial copies of Windows 7, you can give out working copies of Windows 7!

Interestingly enough, this parody clip actually sounds more believable than Microsoft’s propaganda. Perhaps that’s because it better reflects people’s real attitudes towards software today.

Originally posted on October 23, 2009 @ 8:35 am

Filed Under: Microsoft, P2P Tagged With: Microsoft, P2P, Windows 7

The Pirate Bay: Paid and Doomed

June 26, 2023 By Mike Abundo

The Pirate BayOnly in the deranged mind of a mainstream media stooge would a site called The Pirate Bay actually charge for service. That’s exactly what Wayne Rosso, former CEO of failed P2P service Grokster, now proposes as the new CEO of The Pirate Bay. Rosso was installed by Global Gaming Factory, new owners of the legally beleaguered torrent tracker. The money from monthly service fees will be used to pay off copyright trolls. [Read more…]

Originally posted on July 17, 2009 @ 10:41 am

Filed Under: Peer-to-Peer Tagged With: bitTorrent, Global Gaming Factory, P2P, The Pirate Bay, Wayne Rosso

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