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BitTorrent, Inc. Acquires uTorrent

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-torrenting-faster-than-ever dept.

ColinPL writes "BitTorrent, Inc. has taken the next step — the acquisition of uTorrent. In a joint announcement made today, the two firms have publicly solidified the merger. 'Together, we are pleased to announce that BitTorrent, Inc. and uTorrent AB have decided to join forces ... BitTorrent has acquired uTorrent as it recognized the merits of uTorrent's exceptionally well-written codebase and robust user community. Bringing together uTorrent's efficient implementation and compelling UI with BitTorrent's expertise in networking protocols will significantly benefit the community with what we envision will be the best BitTorrent client.'"

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  1. Re:Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    In soviet russia BitTorrentsU

  2. Re:Explanation request by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    Do you fear utorrent will stop being tiny _if_ it's made multiplatform? What motivates that fear?

    Azuerus

  3. stop the madness! by WheresMyDingo · · Score: 5, Funny

    prior to this uTorrent ate nanoTorrent which ate picoTorrent, only moments after femtoTorrent was devoured. we must stop this before there is just one giant torrent walking this earth, devouring everything in its path!

    1. Re:stop the madness! by TheShadowzero · · Score: 2, Funny

      There's always a bigger torrent.

      --
      If history repeats itself, why can't we study the future?