What's the difference between the BitTorrent clients named "BitTorrent" and "µTorrent"?

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Published on 2010-03-08T04:26:17Z Indexed on 2010/03/08 4:38 UTC
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A similar question was asked but never really addressed the question, I think in part because of terminology confusion. So to be very clear: what's the difference between the two BitTorrent client, one named "BitTorrent" and the one named "µTorrent"?

They look to have identical UIs, right down to the same checkboxes in the prefs dialogs. Why are there two programs with different names that appear to be identical? Is one superior to the other? (Are they different in any way?)

Thanks.

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