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Internal browser support for local caching based on a hash versus "where it came from" would be helpful as well.



Yes that would be great. Imagine a git-like web, where browsers could fetch the difference in chunks of a cached file when there's changes on the server side.


Doesn't work for streaming Live Events (pay per view), which is the main use case for multi-CDN


Their list of redundancy, agility, and cost doesn't seem exclusive to video. Though perhaps more compelling given the time sensitive nature and bandwidth amount.


The problem is that that leaks information about your viewing habits on one site, to another.




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