Andre Yoskowitz
12 Aug 2012 12:15
uTorrent, the most popular free torrent client, will now get ads as BitTorrent Inc. looks to pay its hefty bills.
Until this week, users had the option to install a sponsored toolbar during the installation process, but now whether you install it or not you will be hit with ads in the form of "featured torrents."
These featured torrents will range from software to music, games and movies.
Content creators will offer the legal torrents (the price they pay was not disclosed), and BitTorrent says they will also use the space to highlight anything new from the company, including new software or updates to specific features.
If you paid for the $25 uTorrent Plus version of the software, you will not see the ads.