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uTorrent Becomes Ad-Supported to Rake in Millions
kitamesume:
newer = isnt always better
newer = changes = new issues = troublesome so i'll stick with the old one
zherok:
--- Quote from: Xycolian2332 on August 15, 2012, 11:42:10 PM ---That's pretty faulty logic imo.
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It's essentially the same client with two years worth of fixes and whatnot applied to it. Every feature people are raging about takes about a second or so to disable, and you never have to see them again.
limefc:
--- Quote ---uTorrent has really gone downhill since BitTorrent took it over. It's high time they fixed that. And while I'm happy with the announcement that they may fork a leaner version, I really think there's no need to because they already have two clients.
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It's a marketing decision based on "brand recognition" if anything. uTorrent has recognition while BitTorrent, despite the entire protocol named after it, does not.
uTorrent is the most widespread torrent client by miles after all. Making that the lightweight client which doesn't bring in all the fat cash is the dumbest thing I could imagine them doing. Aside releasing a bugfixed utorrent 2.something without all the stupid shit tacked on and closing shop entirely.
Bob2004:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on August 15, 2012, 11:47:11 PM ---newer = changes = new issues = troublesome so i'll stick with the old one
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Newer = bugfixes = less issues = less troublesome. The new features are pretty small, and haven't actually changed much, so I'd say the newer versions are generally more stable than the older ones, based on my experience (though in all fairness, Utorrent's always been very stable).
Of course, I can definitely understand the argument for "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" - if you're not having any issues with the current version, then there's no real reason to upgrade. But going out of your way to avoid upgrading, even when you need to reinstall it for some reason anyway (eg. if you reinstall Windows) is just silly.
BaronVonBull:
^
For some things I'd agree with that, but not all.
Take game consoles for example. I have an Atari 2600 made during the early run of vidja games...It still works like a champ as if it were out of the box, peoples xbox's die in a matter of months to a few years. 30 year old Atari > Modern day console. Tsk, damn.
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