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The update server was delivering the ~8mb patch at about 4kb/s this afternoon. It took me several minutes to update. Even when update servers aren't dying unde
by jamesgeck0 15y ago
The update server was delivering the ~8mb patch at about 4kb/s this afternoon. It took me several minutes to update.
Even when update servers aren't dying under heavy load, my internet connection isn't very fast. There are many people who don't have fast connections, both in the US and elsewhere. Programs downloading things in the background render web browsing noticeably slower and make voip unusable. Update size matters.
- gnaritas 15y agoIt matters for some people, yes, like you, but for most, it simply doesn't. I did say most in my original post as well.
- jamesgeck0 15y agoGlancing at stats from Point Topic[1] and Internet World Stats[2], it looks like only a quarter of the world's internet connections were broadband in 2009. If one is building software for a global user base, a fast connection is not a given for most people. 1. (pdf) http://broadband.cti.gr/el/download/World%20Broadband%20Statistics%20Q4%202009.pdf http://broadband.cti.gr/el/download/World%20Broadband%20Stat... 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_broadband_Internet_users http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_...