Xbox LIVE Speeds Up
Faster, downloads, faster!
24 Aug 2007
Link to this: http://news.spong.com/article/13595
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.
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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!
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First comment
Posted by majin dboy
hey as long as ther is no increase in cost for a Live account, im happy.
Latest comment
Posted by hollywooda
I don't mind paying for a service that works & provides, I used to spend 5 quid a month to buy OXM for the demos & trailers that works out to about 60 quid a year, plus with Live u get movies trailers, Live Arcade gaming event downloads & best of all a pretty much seamless online gaming service!?.... I don't mind paying as long as MS keep delivering, I think the problem with a free service is company's wont be so active in insuring you get a 1st class service, because they can always say "well what do u expect it is free?"
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