By Staff Writer – John Federico (@gadgetboy)

The Boxee Beta has been found on BitTorrent. It’s free. It’s beta. It’s open source.

So why should we care?

Well, I care as I can load it up, test and review it before the official release. Of course, I can’t – it appears to be a Windows release and the Boxee team has reworked the entire graphics system to take advantage of Windows Direct X video.

That said, the hype around the Boxee Beta has been masterfully managed by Avner & Company. Perhaps this is just a well-timed “leak?” (If it is, I applaud it. This is smart “Web 2.0” marketing…)

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