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P2P program by Microsoft
« on: 21 June 2005, 17:14 »
Quote from: The Register
Researchers at Microsoft's computer science lab in Cambridge have developed a peer-to-peer filesharing system that they say overcomes the scheduling problems associated with existing distribution protocols such as Bit Torrent.

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Naturally, Microsoft is very keen to stress that this technology should be used for distributing legitimate content. It even put that in italics in the press material.

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Re: P2P program by Microsoft
« Reply #1 on: 21 June 2005, 21:07 »
"Naturally, Microsoft is very keen to stress that this technology should be used for distributing legitimate content. It even put that in italics in the press material."

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Re: P2P program by Microsoft
« Reply #2 on: 21 June 2005, 21:14 »
Why is this surprising.  MS has been sharing your files (inadvertently) over the Internet ever since the invention of NetBIOS.