From: Jeff Shultz 

Can you see MS actually encouraging BitTorrent?

http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 06:13:53 -0500, Geo. wrote:

> Yes and no. On the surface it would be but unless the iso download was
> allowed to be spread by p2p networks, ISP local download servers, etc. the
> load would probably be too much for the internet to handle if all windows
> users updated their CD's once a month when patch release date comes
> around.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:40394fc8$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> But iso's would be.
>>
>> - Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Geo."  wrote in message
news:403948f1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > then it's obviously an unworkable solution for distributing security
>> > patches.
>> >
>> > Geo.
>> >
>> > "Tony Ingenoso" 
wrote in message
>> > news:40387b45{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > > Order hundreds of thousands of CD's some time and see
how much lead
> time
>> > the duplicator gives you.   2-3 months from gold master to
>> > > users mailbox would be exceptional turnaround IMO.
>> > >
>> > > "Rich Gauszka" 
wrote in message
>> > news:40363e84$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > > > As it's a start I can appeciate that. I'd
appreciate it even more
>> > > > if
>> it
>> > was
>> > > > a bit more up-to-date.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>

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