iPhone black screen of death (updated)

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Horsehocky!

They weren't prepared for the sheer
volume of sales, nor the demands that
would be put on their servers. There were
bugs that were in places where it hurts, a
new platform for apps that went online at
the same time, etc.

That MIGHT possibly have the ring of plausibility IF this was the first version. But it wasn't. The first version sold like hotcakes. Apple HAD to see the version 2.0 tidal wave of sales coming. The hype machine was running at full power before the launch. Almost every blog you read had something to do with the 2.0 rev. It was like you couldn't swing the proverbial dead cat without hitting a story about the iPhone 2.0 and how it was going to solve ALL of the 1.0 generation's ills.

They KNEW that the 2.0 phone HAD to be activated right here in the store.

They KNEW there would be a LOT of traffic hitting the activation servers.

As far as bugs go... It sounds to me like their entire beta cycle was skipped. The activation servers were definitly not tested under any serious load. 5 - 10 simultaneous activations does not a load make.

As far as apps go... They may indeed be buggy. They may indeed be crap - BUT... If an app blows chunks and dies, it shouldn't kill every other app on the phone nor kill the OS either. Sheesh.. Even Windows XP has better protection against BSODs and badly written apps taking down the entire computer. It sounds to me like the iPhone OS needs some serious work to prevent that kinda thing.

Posted by: Wolfie2K3   Posted on: 08/08/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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