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[–] Mondez@lemdro.id 2 points 1 week ago (6 children)

If it keeps newcomers from making mistakes in client choice it looks like a good thing to me?

[–] rijom@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (5 children)

But is the statement correct? What’s the story behind uTorrent?

[–] American_Jesus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

After uTorrent was brought by BitTorrent Inc, they started releasing new shady versions, first added ads then released uTorrent bundle with crypto mining software without user consent

https://torrentfreak.com/new-utorrent-release-breaks-ties-with-bitcoin-miner-150413/

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