BitTorrent 6 looks a lot like µTorrent for good reason

BitTorrent 6.0 beta is out, and you're not alone in thinking the new interface looks awfully familiar. Last year, BiTorrent bought the popular BitTorrent client µTorrent .

While BitTorrent is an open source application, µTorrent remains closed source. But now that BitTorrent has access to that code, the company was able to redesign its flagship client. That means an easier to use interface and a smaller footprint.

So why maintain two completely separate applications? We can't say for sure, but right now both programs include a search engine. But while BitTorrent's searches BitTorrent's own torrent tracker for a combination of free and paid downloads, µTorrent searches MiniNova which is a bit more of a black gray market tracker.

[via WebWare]

Tags: bittorrent, utorrent