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BitTorrent cuts staff, replaces CEO again

article published on 10 November, 2008

BitTorrent Inc. has had a rough year. The company looking to make revenue from Bram Cohen's file sharing software is just another company struggling in today's turbulent economic climate. The company announced on Firday that it cut about half of its staff, and replaced its CEO Doug Walker. The company already experienced a 22% layoff back in August this year. Eric Klinker, Chief Technology ... [ read the full article ]

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DXR88
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_ 		10. November 2008 @ 01:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yep, you sold yourself out to the RIAA/MPAA. Now your paying for it.

reminds me of a song (you don't know what you got till its gone,cut down a forest to put up a parking lot)
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mspurloc
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_ 		10. November 2008 @ 01:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah, it's bad everywhere now.
Our (American) company laid off over a thousand people when it looked inevitable that Obama would win.
In BitTorrent's case, it's not that surprising, though.
They never had a realistic business model and their profit motive wasn't there.
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NamelessN
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_ 		10. November 2008 @ 17:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by DXR88:
 yep, you sold yourself out to the RIAA/MPAA. Now your paying for it.

reminds me of a song (you don't know what you got till its gone,cut down a forest to put up a parking lot)
Off topic, isn't it "paved paradise and put up a parking lot"?
Or maybe there's another version I haven't heard. Dunno.
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DXR88
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_ 		10. November 2008 @ 18:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Off topic, isn't it "paved paradise and put up a parking lot"?
Or maybe there's another version I haven't heard. Dunno.
Why Yes, Yes it is. u sir deserve a cookie.
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