Microsoft is working on a new P2P technology concept called 'Avalanche' and plans to take on BitTorrent.
BitTorrent, the stubborn P2P client which everyone loves and Hollywood hates could be getting some competition – sort of. Microsoft is reportedly working on some sort of new P2P (Peer-to-Peer) technology concept, only there is a catch.
BitTorrent basically lets you download anything hosted on the systems of its users, both legal and illegal. The new Microsoft P2P network will only let you share files that have a “Publisher Certificate” or some sort of DRM protected solution.
Our prediction is that adoption of this new P2P technology will of course be slow, but it can be a good thing for artists or anyone else that wants to get their work out there.
