using anything [including spyware] to fund proprietary development of a public/open standard is pretty bad... but the network is also used to share copyrighted material.

LW and BS are bad if they are making //profit//

If they want to earn cash and pay the content holders - making profit for themselves and the media owner.... they need to make everything open.

It's ethically wrong to collect money on another's misfortune [??AA] ... especially when that misfortune based on another's work [ Nullsoft, et. al. ]

LW and BS can create super clients but they can't take from the network and not provide. It can't stand.

Smarter searching, connections and downloads is wanted by all; but at what cost.

Don't work with these clients and don't line their pockets if they will only take the work and walk away when things get rough.

A business model must be discussed, maybe competing clients... but for pay clients can't use //free// bandwidth. They can't exclude a //free// servlet if they are using //free// servlet's bandwidth etc.

My vision is faster PC's and spare bandwidth go to provide better communications on the network.