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Old 06-24-2022, 11:05 AM  
fastball
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Originally Posted by vdbucks View Post
I mean, maybe, but I can't see them ever having gotten as big as they are (were?) without doing what they did for years. They first launched in, what, 2007? And didn't offer a "premium" version until ~2015... that's years of making bank on the back of stolen content before going "legit".
They were never too legit to quit, IMHO. They tried to do a reputational wash like Joe Kennedy. But failed and got their house burned down. At least Kennedy got his son into the white house. They got nothing but the disrespect they deserve.
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