Microsoft: Digital Distribution Will Outstrip Physical Sales

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NJ5 said:

Sqrl said:

Uhm, it takes about 3 hours to download a 15GB file at 15Mbps which is what I have in the middle of Nebraska. Other countries like Japan have already hit 45Mbps as the average and it would take about an hour at that speed.

For the record a 15GB file downloading at 2 Mbps takes just slightly more than 17 hours, not "days" like you suggest.

 

I have been realizing that whenever there's a debate about connection speeds and download times, basic maths is always one of the first few things to go out the window.

 

Hell you don't even need to do any math, google will do it for you:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=15GB+%2F+45+Mbps&btnG=Search

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=15GB+%2F+15+Mbps&btnG=Search

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=15GB+%2F+2+Mbps&btnG=Search

I was estimating for those first two links, and I estimated high.