Editing BitComet (section)

=== FileHippo controversy ===
{{confusing|section|reason=the relationship/relevance of AppHit.com to either party in this 'controversy'|date=December 2023}}
The download site [[FileHippo]] ceased carrying new versions of BitComet in April 2008, with this announcement.

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As of April 2008 FileHippo will no longer be updating BitComet. As they have copied the FileHippo site text, files, images and update checker and are passing it off as original work. We recommend you use a different more reputable torrent client such as uTorrent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filehippo.com/download_bitcomet/ |title=Download BitComet 0.99 – FileHippo.com |date=April 2008 |access-date=2009-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420170253/http://www.filehippo.com:80/download_bitcomet/ |archive-date= 2008-04-20}}</ref>
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This occurred after FileHippo reportedly noticed that the design and code of the AppHit.com site was very similar with the one FileHippo used, copying not only icons, but text from FileHippo's website and FileHippo's own original update checking software.

Because AppHit and BitComet were contractual partners, FileHippo decided to stop carrying BitComet.  BitComet has since terminated the partnership; by 2015 FileHippo made BitComet available once more.