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Interesting that the first "other problem" Apple has is listed as * Apple can’t update its online store without taking it offline first. In my experience it's
by garethadams 14y ago
Interesting that the first "other problem" Apple has is listed as
* Apple can’t update its online store without taking it offline first.
In my experience it's a minority view that Apple are unable to do this. It seems more likely that it's a pure marketing decision, built around Apple's very successful hype machine approach.
For all of Apple's failings it's a stretch to suggest that they aren't technically competent enough to build an online store.
- protomyth 14y agoThey add items all the time. Taking it down is just more hype and probably gives the IT team a nice way to do a double check before they get hit with a high load event.
- Kylekramer 14y agoAccording to Gruber, they actually aren't technically competent enough to build an online store that doesn't require taking it down: http://twitter.com/gruber/status/264135810566209537 http://twitter.com/gruber/status/264135810566209537
- DannyBee 14y agoThis was true a few years ago. I have a friend who works on it, and got him drunk enough one night to admit this :)
- pretoriusB 14y agoI don't think Gruber is correct on this one. The add minor items all the time without taking it down.