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Re:Any desktop app based startups? by falsestprophet on Sunday May 22, 2011 @11:23AM (#2573420)
Flash has a built in p2p facility

http://www.flashrealtime.com/basics-of-p2p-in-flash/

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Re:Any desktop app based startups? by gregschlom on Sunday May 22, 2011 @02:53PM (#2573928)
So does Java :)

But seriously, I don't think Spotify could be the great app it is if it were a flash app. Can you imagine yourself running a tab in your browser with an app like Spotify inside and your fans running full-speed on?

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Re:Any desktop app based startups? by chaosprophet on Sunday May 22, 2011 @11:28AM (#2573435)
IIRC, Chatroullete was streaming the both audio and video p2p over flash.
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