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The Mystery Of The Puny AppleTV Hard Drive
Cringely thinks there's a secret Apple p2p network afoot
Bob Cringley offers his conspiracy theory on why AppleTV, Apple's upcoming media center, comes replete with beefy 802.11n and 100Mbps ethernet connectivity, yet sports a painfully paltry 40 gig hard-drive. His theory is that AppleTV is being secretly designed to operate as a node on an iTunes peer-to-peer video network. "If the Apple TV is plugged in it is turned on. Did you notice that? That means the hard drive will have at least the capability of running 24/7. Now envision a BitTorrent-like file distribution system that is controlled primarily by iTunes, rather than by you or me. A centrally controlled P2P system is VERY powerful because it allows for the pre-positioning of content."

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Envision...

If the Apple TV is plugged in it is turned on. Did you notice that? That means the hard drive will have at least the capability of running 24/7. Now envision a BitTorrent-like file distribution system that is controlled primarily by iTunes, rather than by you or me.

Now envision my firewall dropping packets from applications I don't didn't give permission to use my bandwidth at their discretion.