1. During his stint at EMI, [former Google CIO / VP Engineering] Douglas Merrill profiled the behavior of LimeWire users and discovered something rather interesting. Those same file-sharing “thieves” were also iTunes’ biggest spenders.

    “That’s not theft, that’s try-before-you-buy marketing and we weren’t even paying for it… so it makes sense to sue them,” Merrill said, while undoubtedly rolling his eyes.

    LimeWire Pirates Were iTunes’ Best Customers

    Posted on Thursday July 28th, 2011