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June 09, 2005

The Power Of P2P

You have always appreciated the book given by Greg. Now reading this article sent by Howard, the instinct you had three and half years ago was correct.

How can a tiny European upstart like Skype Technologies S.A. do a number on a trillion-dollar industry? By dialing up a vast, hidden resource: its own users. Skype, the newest creation from the same folks whose popular file-sharing software Kazaa freaked out record execs, also lets people share their resources -- legally. When users fire up Skype, they automatically allow their spare computing power and Net connections to be borrowed by the Skype network, which uses that collective resource to route others' calls. The result: a self-sustaining phone system that requires no central capital investment -- just the willingness of its users to share.

(How will they respond to the power of P2P this time? )

Posted by Xiao at June 9, 2005 09:46 PM

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