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I think the full potential of BitTorrent hasn't been realized yet. It works great for content distribution.
by wintorez 3y ago
I think the full potential of BitTorrent hasn't been realized yet. It works great for content distribution.
- kmeisthax 3y agoCompared to ordinary IP transit, yes; but most people who need to send inordinate amounts of data settled for massive peering links with every major ISP. There's various reasons as to why - everything from the privacy risks of using P2P technology[0], to ISPs who refuse to act as Someone Else's CDN and heavily throttle BitTorrent traffic, to people in the industry who refuse to touch BitTorrent because it has too much of an association with piracy. [0] As evidenced by millions of John Doe lawsuits against IP addresses. Imagine getting sued because you watched a YouTube video someone else is trying to take down!
- mike10921 3y agoWho could forget trying to download a game that was two Gigs, and it would give an estimate of a week :)
- ReactiveJelly 3y agoAnd if there's no HTTP download you can wait forever :)