Microsoft has announced a new partnership with digital content delivery specialists Limelight Networks to improve the reliability and functionality of Xbox Live.
Limelight offers similar services to numerous companies, including DreamWorks, Facebook and MySpace and will provide media streaming and content delivery services to Microsoft under a multiyear deal. The two companies also agreed to cross-license their technologies.
Limelight helps companies deliver graphics, video and music to online users more reliably by finding less congested routes over the Internet and competes with Akamai Technologies Inc – the company that provides similar services to Sony and Nintendo.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Whatever, just make our downloads fast with no nonsense, Microsoft, and we’ll not keep going on about the red ring of death or
overheating, smoking steering wheels and stuff!