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The idea is that you're not double taxed. If you're using a CDN already like Akamai for instance, you wouldn't pay Peer5 for the HTTP bytes. Only Akamai would c
by whadar 10y ago
The idea is that you're not double taxed. If you're using a CDN already like Akamai for instance, you wouldn't pay Peer5 for the HTTP bytes. Only Akamai would charge you for that.
- koolba 10y agoBut why bill based on the bandwidth at all? Is it just a matter of being easy to understand and will equate to more than request based billing? With a P2P network the bandwidth isn't being paid for anyway as you're using the end user's outbound connections. The tech behind it does sound interesting but it sounds more like a library than a metered service.
- whadar 10y agoIt's just a very standard and easy to understand model that people are familiar with. We may explore some other options in the future.