Windows 10: Windows 10: Future updates can be delivered via P2P

Windows 8 was around 3.2g, 8.1 around 3.5 and 9926 around 4.2g. I personally think they will keep it within the constraints of a DVD just because that's how a lot of people still do things, Windows users are a slow moving bunch, always have been always will be, just look at all the people still on XP and 7. Me, I'm like an Apple user, first in line.

 

They could go to 8.5 GB with a double layer dvd.

 

They can go whatever size they like especially on Blu Ray, but like I said Windows users are slow movers and have old machines so they'd be upsetting a lot of people.

 

They're not going to go Blu-Ray. I don't know the the numbers but I'm sure only a small percentage of computers even have a Blu-Ray drive.

 

Hi there

P2P is no more security problematical than anything else on the internet -- in fact you could argue that it was actually SAFER than classical distribution methods since in a decent P2P stream nobody from outside has the complete file(s) or even has any idea where the data is being delivered from -- at least not without a lot of work.

The people who should be given a hard time are those dog in the mud ISP's who still think in 2015 that they can't provide UNLIMITED internet usage (often with totally unreal and TINY data amounts per month). Limited contracts should be BANNED IMO.

Cheers
jimbo

 

I agree.. fixed monthly usage these days is a crime... but here in the US I doubt it will ever go away. Free enterprise rules here and anything that would interfere with that would not fly. But I think it should be banned.

 

Just more mythical B.S. about users. . .please. . .*really

 

Or it could just be on 2 DVD's .

 

Yup, as long as the torrent emanates from MS there is no security risk.
ISP shaping may be a problem though (I get the impression bandwith at Redmond is a given, just hope they realise elsewhere it can be a major frustration).. particularly with the bunch of updates one gets with a clean install of Win 8 & Office 2013...

 

Well, my PC does not have any optical drive at all, DVD or Blu-Ray *Cool

 

I don't think P2P is always identical with Bittorrent. Some ISPs may be blocking the Bittorrent protocol, but they can't block all P2P in the world. After all, Skype is P2P as well. I've never heard of any ISP blocking Skype. It even works on my phone over 3G or LTE.

 

Hi there

I've never heard of an ISP blocking "Bittorrent" -- Maybe you learn something new every day. I thought Courts were only empowered to block people from accessing SITES not to stop people running APPLICATIONS on their computers.

What's nest -- Banning VLC because it can be used to watch Pirated movies.

What some ISP's do is possibly throttle back people whom they think are making an "Unreaonable" Load on the servers -- but what is "Unreasonable" when some people's monthly cap is equivalent to about 5 Mins download of a new 4K super HD movie !!!!.

Fortunately OUTSIDE the US competition amongst ISP's is good and a lot of FREE or vey small payment UNLIMITED USAGE contracts are on offer.

Most of these have reasonable download speeds of around 8 - 20 mb/s . The slight catch is you still have to pay for Stupid "Line Rental" - but that's around 25 USD a month -- however who even BOTHERS with fixed lines these days away from a workplace.

Cheers
jimbo

 

You are correct - p2p is not the same as a torrent but lots of places do block skype. My ISP in France allows it at home but not over their free Wifi network, in UAE the Skype website is blocked as it contravenes the Governments' internet morality policy (read their telephone monopoly) but it still works - you just have to install it when you are abroad.

 

I never bothered to ask Deutsche Telekom about whether I'm allowed to use Skype. I just use it and it works. On my phone it works over the O2 LTE data service. I did see the small print in the O2 contract that says something about VoIP calling, but I just use it, it works, and given the unlimited data plan, I don't see anything on the bill. I also go to France rather often - I live very close to the border - and I've always been able to use Skype over free WiFi networks in restaurants, shops, McDonalds, etc. This is unfortunately necessary since the data roaming prices are still ludicrous. But I've never experienced any problem. Granted, I've never been or wanted to go to UAE.

 

I should have been more specific - with SFR Public Wifi (which I get to use anywhere in France by piggybacking off other peoples home routers as I'm a SFR subscriber) I can use Skype for messaging but they block video or voice calls.

It isn't a matter of T&C's which I'd obviously ignore - I just can't do it. I think the international FON network does the same.

Anyway, you were right - you shouldn't confuse p2p with torrents *Wink