Your definition of "superior" may imply vastly different trade-offs. If you want files fast, then they are quite inferior to Bittorrent. The aforementioned pr

Your definition of "superior" may imply vastly different trade-offs. If you want files fast, then they are quite inferior to Bittorrent. The aforementioned protocols can vary a bit in what they do well, but in general the goal is to protect the identity of participants from hostile peers on the network. With Bittorrent, the goal is to transfer files efficiently with no regard for privacy, and it's very good at it.