While many people choose to download music off the Net instead of purchasing them solely on economic grounds, I, on the other hand choose to do so just because I cannot find the CDs in the local music stores. While CDs are still rather pricey on this side of the planet, every once in a while I manage to save a bit and splurge on some CDs but almost always end up not finding what I want, hence why I resorted to the 'Net. I've been using Audiogalaxy for about a year already and thus it is with great sadness to hear that it too had to succumb to RIAA's demands that it ceases facilitating distribution of copyrighted works amongst their users. As with many other users I'm sure, I'll probably be seeking refuge on other services such as Kazaa, WinMX, Bearshare, etc. to get my music fix.

I'm very much aware that Audiogalaxy comes along with some Spyware/Adware applications so I spent a good part of the late evening getting rid of some residue spyware on my machine that still remains despite my uninstalling Audiogalaxy. I should have done this thing earlier after realizing that the original intended application doesn't have dependencies on the Spyware/Adware. The fact that some people out there are tracking the sites that I visit and God knows, perhaps even passwords that I use to do online purchases just both scares and pisses me off.