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uTorrent shows banner ads and recently shipped with bitcoin mining malware. It's also a lot more work--and requires a second program, like VLC--to do streaming.
by dcposch 11y ago
uTorrent shows banner ads and recently shipped with bitcoin mining malware. It's also a lot more work--and requires a second program, like VLC--to do streaming.
I'm optimistic about WebTorrent Desktop adoption.
You're right that we need lots more hybrid client adoption to bridge the BitTorrent and WebTorrent networks and really make it work in the browser.
I hope WebTorrent Desktop can be that client.
Finally, libtorrent is open source. Here's the discussion about adding WebTorrent support: https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/223 https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/223
- lossolo 11y agoIt dosen't matter that they show banners. They are number 1 anyway. Telemetry didn't change windows adoption and ads didn't change utorrent adoption. I know about this issue from 14 october :) I am not so optimistic, this client has 15-30 times more ram usage and couple of times more CPU usage. You can just install qBittorrent set sequential downloading and watch the movie..
- _antares 11y agoYes it matters. Ads if downloaded from Internet at start time will definitely introduce anonimity/privacy issues and cut user base by large. utorrent is #1 only because older versions (no adds/malware) are easily accessible.