Apple to boost iTunes downloads with BitTorrent? | Reg Hardware

Apple to boost iTunes downloads with BitTorrent? | Reg Hardware: "Apple's next major operating system release - aka 'Leopard' - will feature built-in BitTorrent support to speed up the company's eagerly anticipated movie download service, it has been alleged. If true, it would allow iTunes Music Store customers to grab video data not only from the online shop but also from other customers who've already purchased the movie.

Readers assuming this marks Apple's whole-hearted embrace of P2P technology should remember that downloaded movies will still be DRM'd to the hilt. The move is more about getting content to customers more quickly than sharing stuff."