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The MP3 format became popular before P2P networks - they were being shared on FTP sites first.
by caf 15y ago
The MP3 format became popular before P2P networks - they were being shared on FTP sites first.
- sjtgraham 15y agoThere are different degrees of popularity. The amount of people that shared files using FTP and usenet pales in comparison to the amount of users of P2P networks. I think it's fair to say that Napster and then P2P made MP3 ubiquitous.
- caf 15y agoI think Winamp, which predated Napster by a couple of years, was really the turning point that made MP3 popular. Really MP3 made P2P networks popular, rather than the other way around.
- Shorel 15y agoMy 4GB hard disk was full of MP3 one or two years before Napster appeared. It was the same for lots of my friends.