Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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I don't like the AppStore policies, but seriously, BT is only used for warez.
Do you have a Mac?
Most game demos for Mac are shared with BitTorrent.
Seriously, the amount of legitimate file-sharing on any given torrent provider/tracker/service is miniscule compared to the amount of piracy that's going on. Do I agree with the anti-piracy measures by the RIAA and MPAA? No, but should Apple piss off content providers (who they work with on iTunes stuff) by letting you control your MASSIVE BT downloads while you're not at home? No.
Sensible move on Apple's part and a good point. Anyone who thinks otherwise can't see the forest for the trees.
Ubuntu's release stats say otherwise.
On top of that almost every linux distro is shared via P2P, including very popular free software such as OpenOffice and many other things that people want to distribute without the costs of going through the more 'mainstream' channels, hell now even artists are releasing music for free on bit torrent sites to get attention/ticket sales so although while a large proportion is copyright infringement there's a LOT out there that's for legitimate use.
Brian was referring to Mac demos, not linux. Nobody said Mac demo downloads > Ubuntu downloads.
Pmow, Matt wasn't talking to Brian. Matt was talking to Lundmark.
And World of Warcraft updates.
A large portion of web traffic (the HTTP type) is generated by fraud, pornography, piracy and viruses. Should Apple stop allowing Internet access?
Alright guys. I sincerely believe now that you will only use this for Linux and mac demos.
Tell that to NASA, who had made Bittorrent the only available method of downloading their "Blue Marble" satellite image dataset (about 4GB I think) when I last checked.
That's what the RIAA, MPAA want you to believe. Linix iso's and, game demo downloads, and open source projects use bittorrents, just to name a few. It's not all warez and copyrighted material.
Http, ftp, and pretty much every other protocol can/have been used for piracy, as well. Should Apple ban those? We don't need to have yet another conversation about the benefits of Bittorrent here, but let me just reiterate there are huge benefits for legitimate websites in using it.