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With well over 125 million active users a month uTorrent is by far the most used BitTorrent client. Because of its success the software is also the main source of revenue for San Francisco based parent company BitTorrent Inc. It is estimated that the company currently generates between $15 and $20 million in annual revenue but this figure is expected to rise after it was quietly announced that uTorrent will become ad-supported.
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“You are all very familiar with how we have paid the bills so far. These new changes mark our next step towards finding that difficult balance between keeping our lights on and providing a positive user experience,” they explain.
How much money do they need to keep their lights on?
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Originally Posted by alpsie 
Just an update to the ad thingy.
uTorrent Makes Ads Optional Following User ‘Revolt’
https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-makes-ads-optional-following-user-revolt-120815/
Just an update to the ad thingy.
uTorrent Makes Ads Optional Following User ‘Revolt’
https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-makes-ads-optional-following-user-revolt-120815/
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BitTorrent Inc, the parent company of uTorrent, is backpedaling on its decision to force advertisements on users of the popular file-sharing client. While the upcoming uTorrent release will still include “sponsored torrents”, users will have the option to turn these off if they don’t wish to see them. In a statement the company stresses that they will continue to experiment with new revenue models to support the development and innovation of file-sharing software.
Too late BitTorrent Inc, I have found my replacement.
Edited by ElementR - 8/15/12 at 2:40pm
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