brantdk used our news submit to tell us that he
spotted a story about this latest release of file sharing software Morpheus over
at Slyck. This software comes in two versions, a free adware and also an Ultra
or adware free flavor that costs $19.95. Morpheus has had a rocky history
including the loss of Michael Weiss of StreamCast, and the original developers.
Under the new regime, things were going badly, Morpheus was kicked off the
FastTrack network, StreamCast was named in a lawsuit by the RIAA and poorly
implemented the Gnutella protocol as its network of choice. But, this software
is beginning to get some positive reviews again around the Internet, is it on
the road to recovery?
and rehired Michael Weiss. In his August 2003 interview with Slyck, Micheal Weiss stated that his top priorities were 'to regain the trust of our users and to have all of our former Morpheus users return'”along with some new friends that we hope to make during our new quest." How far has Morhpheus come along? Since returning to Morpheus' helm, the question remain how much has the situation has improved. For starters, StreamCast has won two important legal battles against the RIAA. In addition, the third party software that accompanies Morpheus is easily removed via the 'Add/Remove Software" option or by AdAware. Also, Morpheus contests it no longer abuses the networks it connects to, especially Gnutella. Rather, its proprietary 'NEOnet" community is now its main focus. This has helped Morpheus crawl out of the basement, however much skepticism still remains. Its decision to be a multi-network client has been meet with mixed results '“ the more hardcore P2P crowd tends to detest such applications, however more mainstream users find them appealing. Adding to its list of networks comes Morpheus 4.7 '“ with BitTorrent support. |
Source: Slyck
