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SodiumChloride
10-20-2003, 07:16 AM
How much did your computer cost? $1000? $2000? How about your internet, maybe $30 per month?

Now count your MP3s... or better yet, count the number of artists. CDs usually have one artist on them, and usually have 10-20 songs on them. Take the number of atrists of the songs you've downloaded, add a few if you have more than 20 for an artist, since you'd buy 3 or so CDs anyway for so many songs, and subtract the number of CDs you've actually bought. Multiply that number by a common CD price... say $20.

Now add up all the games and software you've downloaded but haven't bought and total it with your MP3 total.

Pay for your computer yet? :) It would be an interesting poll... but i cant create one :angry:

I suppose you could subtract what you wouldn't have bought anyway (Photoshop?)
3rd gen noob
10-20-2003, 07:20 AM
i've got approx 330 albums
£15 per album

£4950

i'd say i'm doing ok... :D
james_bond_rulez
10-20-2003, 07:21 AM
that's not how your account for the values of pirated songs/software

they have NO values, they are shared freely on the internet so people can enjoy.

dont mix them together.

how much are you willing to pay a copy of pirated software/song?

ZERO!!
3rd gen noob
10-20-2003, 07:30 AM
Originally posted by james_bond_rulez@20 October 2003 - 07:21
how much are you willing to pay a copy of pirated software/song?

ZERO!!
it's not how much you're willing to pay, it's how much it costs... :rolleyes:
SodiumChloride
10-20-2003, 07:30 AM
Originally posted by james_bond_rulez@20 October 2003 - 00:21
that's not how your account for the values of pirated songs/software

they have NO values, they are shared freely on the internet so people can enjoy.

dont mix them together.

how much are you willing to pay a copy of pirated software/song?

ZERO!!
That's true.... but what if you DIDN'T have a computer? This thread is about weather or not you indirectly paid for your computer by using P2P
iamtheoneandonlyone
10-20-2003, 10:58 AM
Oh well I have like a lot of albums with a lot of songs which covers the computer costs. After that it just goes way beyond.
vivitron 15
10-20-2003, 11:09 AM
id agree with mr bond.

i wouldnt have gone out and bought the vast majority of the pirate material on my pc, so really the music companies havent lost a great deal, and i havent gained a great deal from them.
*´¯`·.¸¸.»Çô©ö»
10-20-2003, 11:56 AM
Built my own Desktop for £1'200, 12 months ago. I have dl probably about 3'000 mp3 files (about 200 albums)and 300 avi files, I pay £28 p/month for adsl (12 month contracts up, so i can/will be getting it cheaper soon).
Now the figures....
£1'200 - Desktop
£28 x 12 Months adsl = £336
£200 on 700mb cd's - 500 cd's at 40p each (with cases)

Total Cost = £1'736

£1'736 divided between 500 albums/movies = £3.47 p/item. ;)
Say no more. :lol:
Schuler
10-20-2003, 03:56 PM
Although I would not too buy almost anything fo what I downloaded I still understand the point of the poll. Between music, games, and software I'm well over what I paid for my system. I don't feel like adding up but it certainly is alot more than I would have paid for anything. :lol:
Mad Cat
10-21-2003, 08:59 PM
Photoshop is a very large sum of money in the shops, nevermind all the plugins I have for it, which can cost up to $400 each in themselves.

I have easily paid for my PC.
kazaalite911
10-21-2003, 09:53 PM
Photoshop came with this VIAO, so i can't say i've saved money on that. but i've used KMD and 1.6years ago KLite, have enormous amount of music files. also use WinMX for some tracks i cant find in kazaa.

but back to the original topic...I've saved enough probably to buy 4 or more VIAOs w/ music, movies, programs, games, etc.
Smooch
10-21-2003, 10:40 PM
If i'd payed for all of the albums I have on my PC, i'd of spent in the regoin of £2500 :unsure:

Wow, you can buy a decent second hand car with that B)
Sparkle1984
10-21-2003, 11:24 PM
Well done everybody for paying for your computers with p2p !! :)
I suppose I probably have aswell, but haven't bothered to work it all out properly..
TheFilePirater
10-22-2003, 12:27 AM
hey, no1 talks bout pirating without thefilepirater!
SodiumChloride
10-22-2003, 05:47 AM
There's a story on [ISONEWS] about someone who went to jail who had a $50,000 program on his computer and didnt even know it.
james_bond_rulez
10-22-2003, 05:51 AM
what program is that?

targeting program for the tomahawk missle?

stupid dumbass :lol:
toddiscool
10-22-2003, 06:07 AM
I totalled a little while ago, just games and and some big software. (i still buy the movies that I would, and am not big on music) totalled about 10,000 a couple of months ago.

Comp cost around 2000
j4y3m
10-22-2003, 08:09 AM
I Don't Have Much But.....PhotoShop And Nero Thogether Would Nearly Make Up The Cost Of My PC :P
Gre1
10-22-2003, 02:46 PM
P2p has bought me about 2 or 3 comps
chaos_dragon_666
11-16-2003, 09:13 PM
yep p2p mainly shareza i like that beter and i know this a klite board but invrese the speeds of your downloads shareza is alot faste but hardly anyone uses it and yes after effects 6.0 pro paid for my laptop not to mention photoshop 7.0 and the 8-10 plugins and not the stupid bundles that have upto 300 of them in it but the real name brand one's why not get the ones with preveiw screens when its free and know i dont use these ............................. they just take up more time and
typing
but
after effects 6.0 pro = 999.00
photo shop 7.0 = about 700.00
audition1.0 = 400.00
about 15-20 plugins for all above about 2,000-2,500
all that added = 4,500
and my laptop only cost 799.00
after rebate so yes i would say it did
:beerchug: :teehee: =] :x
Gre1
11-17-2003, 02:12 AM
I can't add up anything I have downloaded too much :lol:
Jay
11-17-2003, 04:15 AM
Originally posted by SodiumChloride@22 October 2003 - 00:47
There's a story on [ISONEWS] about someone who went to jail who had a $50,000 program on his computer and didnt even know it.
the man must have the entire supernova on his computer
james_bond_rulez
11-17-2003, 04:47 AM
that just shows how ridiculus how these software are priced.

overpriced, overrated shit all over america... :lol:
Supernatural
11-17-2003, 02:13 PM
Windows XP Pro: $200
Photoshop 7&8: $1600
1000 MP3's: $1000
Office XP+2003: $1200
Maya: $8000
Misc Software: $500
Total: $12,500

How much I paid: $300 for PC and 3 years of broadband ($960) = $1260

The internet has saved me $11,240.


God bless P2P. :)
internet.news
11-17-2003, 03:03 PM
Originally posted by james_bond_rulez@20 October 2003 - 08:21
that's not how your account for the values of pirated songs/software

they have NO values, they are shared freely on the internet so people can enjoy.

dont mix them together.

how much are you willing to pay a copy of pirated software/song?

ZERO!!
only if software is really goood or artist is good I would support
him but directly more than through music industry ...

... I have over 1000 songs ... and some software ... and other files,
that would be quite much - but not all songs you can get in normal shops...
...some are not on cd only on kazaa ...

~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ R II AAAAAA - Argghh....
Gre1
11-18-2003, 02:51 AM
Originally posted by SodiumChloride@22 October 2003 - 00:47
There's a story on [ISONEWS] about someone who went to jail who had a $50,000 program on his computer and didnt even know it.
What the hell kind of program would u pay 50,000 dollars for I would download that so quik. :lol: I bet it isn't even worth the money it better know my name be able to have voice command or some shit in it for that much money.