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16.06.08, 23:24
After 5 years, the popular BitTorrent client Azureus is no more. The Vuze team has officially abandoned the Azureus name and the new “social” BitTorrent client is now completely integrated into the Vuze content distribution platform.
azureus deadThe first version of the Java based BitTorrent client Azureus was released in June 2003, and soon became popular among the early adopters of BitTorrent. Over the years, Azureus turned into one of the most feature-rich clients, backed by a dedicated team of developers and an active community.
Things changed in 2007 when Azureus launched the content distribution platform it called ‘Vuze’, backed up by a total of $34 million venture capital. For a while, they kept releasing a no-Vuze version of Azureus, but Vuze CEO, Gilles BianRosa told TorrentFreak that this only caused confusion among
Azureus is Dead, Vuze Goes Social | TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com/azureus-is-dead-vuze-goes-social-080616/)
azureus deadThe first version of the Java based BitTorrent client Azureus was released in June 2003, and soon became popular among the early adopters of BitTorrent. Over the years, Azureus turned into one of the most feature-rich clients, backed by a dedicated team of developers and an active community.
Things changed in 2007 when Azureus launched the content distribution platform it called ‘Vuze’, backed up by a total of $34 million venture capital. For a while, they kept releasing a no-Vuze version of Azureus, but Vuze CEO, Gilles BianRosa told TorrentFreak that this only caused confusion among
Azureus is Dead, Vuze Goes Social | TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com/azureus-is-dead-vuze-goes-social-080616/)