Apple’s OSX Leopard may take my BitTorrent advice

Posted May 3, 2006 at 12:08 PM by Adam Berger

Section: Apple, Software / Applications, Online Music/Video

Back in February I wrote about different legal uses for the popular peer-to-peer software BitTorrent. We discussed how NASA is making use of the technology, Opera is building it into their browser, and I suggested that iTunes can greatly benefit from the filesharing capabilities speeding up downloads and reducing Apple’s bandwidth costs.

Mac OS Rumors says an Apple insider and long-time regular tipster of theirs has told them the next version of the Mac OS X, 10.5, will have a BitTorrent client built-in:

“Leopard” will include a system-level “BitTorrent” filesharing client that can be user-customized to ‘donate’ upstream Internet bandwidth for things like pushing Software Update packages to Leopard users, delivering iTunes Store content, and just about any purpose to which Apple puts its bandwidth. …Rewards would include credit at the iTunes Store and the Apple Store as well as other affiliated offers like free airtime minutes for Apple’s forthcoming “iPhone” and the like.

This will also secure full length movie downloads, which Apple is facing logistical problems due to bandwidth, download time, and more. Now only if they would strip down that pesky DRM.

Read [Gizmodo]