P2P technology has had its share of ups and downs. There are those cases filed against P2P program developers, users, etc., but it seems nothing has come even remotely close to even slowing down its development a bit. With the exception, of course, of the third-party applications bundled with the most, if not all, P2P client programs. These programs make a notch in the minds of the filesharing population of the world. Now, these people are very careful in choosing which P2P client application to use for their filesharing ventures.
Well, that's what you get from
digital information technology. That's right, competition and information. Those two words alone could easily sum up Adam Smith's economic theories now, wouldn't it? That's because we have free access to the information we need regarding a product or a service; this would also mean that the manufacturers and developers of the world would compete over the market by providing the best products and services. Since they also have the information they need from the market, they use this to develop products and services that well suit the needs of the people.
I think the developers of the
Grokster program knew this before they released their paid spyware-free version of the said application. One thing to consider is if they have thought about this before even releasing the free version of their program! They immediately knew what the people needed in a P2P client application, and immediately offered a paid full version of the said program in return! Sounds like the same marketing system used by those software developers who offer free evaluation versions of their programs that are limited in terms of functions and features, right?
