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In the mid-to-late 2000s, the file-hosting landscape was dominated by services like RapidShare, MegaUpload, and Hotfile. These platforms operated on a "freemium" model that was often frustrating for the average user. If you didn’t pay for a premium subscription, you were hit with captchas, download timers ("Wait 60 seconds..."), and severely throttled download speeds. Before shutting down on