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Re: iOS 7 update traffic
From: "Ralph J.Mayer" <rmayer () nerd-residenz de>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:32:27 +0200
Perhaps Apple, Microsoft etc. should consider using Bittorrent as a way of distributing their updates? If ISPs were to run their own Bittorrent servers (with appropriate restrictions, see below), this would then create an instant CDN, with no need to define any other protocols or pay any third parties.
They should do it like the game vendors. You are able to preload the game but it will only run on the day it is released. But, you still have to make sure not all your customers fetch the content at the same time with full speed. And what about thouse who just own a phone and no computer with iTunes? These customers will prefer to download over wifi as fast as possible to get the upgrade done. Preloading over anything other than wifi is way to expensive. Someone mentioned Win8/8.1 and Upgrades, there will also be OSX Mavericks quite soon. Fewer devices but way more content ... Access is sold by bandwith, so there will be oversubscrition. Sell it by traffic and all thouse iPhone users will walk to the neares Apple store to buy an USB stick with the upgrade since its cheaper than downloading it. rm
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- RE: iOS 7 update traffic, (continued)
- RE: iOS 7 update traffic Keith Medcalf (Sep 19)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic joel jaeggli (Sep 19)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Colin Alston (Sep 22)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic John Smith (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Neil Harris (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Glen Kent (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Simon Leinen (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Leo Bicknell (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Joe Abley (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Carsten Bormann (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Ralph J.Mayer (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Glen Kent (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Jared Mauch (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Jeroen Massar (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Joe Abley (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Blake Dunlap (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Octavio Alvarez (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Joe Greco (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Jeff Kell (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Randy Bush (Sep 23)
- Re: iOS 7 update traffic Jay Ashworth (Sep 23)