Forbes analyses the cost of serving video online. Although services like YouTube really do achieve economies of scale, their distribution model does not appear to be future proof. Peer-to-peer, or a mix of both, has a lot of promise. May be we need Bittorrent integrated in each OS....
"The bandwidth companies typically charge video sites up to a penny per minute of video streamed. Big players who buy in bulk get discounted rates: Industry observers estimate that YouTube, which is streaming 40 million videos and 200 terabytes of data per day, may be paying between a tenth of a cent and half a cent per minute. Neither YouTube nor Limelight would comment on their pricing."
Yep, indeed. It's a good sign for this technology, but it still needs to be more user friendly. Needing to download the client should not be necessary...
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