Filesharing addon out for the count
Another one bit the dust recently as AllPeers, Firefox’s filesharing extension, shut down and ceased operations. The extension was popular for allowing users to create filesharing networks to share files with friends.
Although it was at one time considered an essential Firefox addon, the filesharing app was apparently not used very much. While it had something of a cult following, AllPeers failed to attract wider attention. It’s a bit of a sad loss for filesharing.
AllPeers didn’t achieve the kind of growth that its developers had hoped for and so they pulled the plug. They basically ran out of money and decided to call it a day, which is fair enough.
The good news is that the filesharing app was open source and will be available on a host in the near future. There is a slim chance then that another party may pick up the addon and bring it back to life. The AllPeers blog will carry on as usual.
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How were these guys hoping to generate money ? They mention that they ran out of funds, but I never really thought that there was money in file sharing. Hell we don’t pay for the games/movies we don’t download.
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Stumbled!
I liked it, not sure why it didn’t become popular, the ad campaigns were probably not the best I guess…
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