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Title: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: Simon on August 02, 2011, 23:02

Skype has pulled its long-awaiting iPad app just hours after launching the service.

Apple's tablet users have been waiting to be able to use the video and voice services on the iPad, and the app initially worked using both 3G and Wi-Fi connections.

Hours after launch Skype pulled the app, claiming it had been made available prematurely, although it gave no details of what was wrong with the service as offered.

“To ensure your best Skype experience, we've temporarily removed Skype for iPad which went live prematurely,” the company said on its Twitter feed.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/369061/skype-pulls-ipad-app-hours-after-launch

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: sam on August 02, 2011, 23:07

that's weird.

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: Simon on August 02, 2011, 23:15

Yes, bit odd.  :dunno:

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: Rik on August 03, 2011, 10:06

Sounds like they misjudged demand.

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: Simon on August 03, 2011, 10:44

Like the Skyfire browser app, perhaps?

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: Rik on August 03, 2011, 10:49

I suspect so.

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: Simon on August 03, 2011, 10:52

How can a virtual product be oversold?  :dunno:

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: Rik on August 03, 2011, 10:53

Lack of server power to back it up...

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: sam on August 03, 2011, 17:44

but they have lots of server power already, plus they use each machine as a routing node. I expect this should have worked fine as given there normal fraction of users I expect this wouldnot have been a huge increase.

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: Rik on August 03, 2011, 18:31

So what could have been wrong, do you think, Sam?

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: sam on August 03, 2011, 22:03

telecoms pressure. That or there was a massive security hole.

Looks like its back out there: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/02/idUS49099515420110802

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: Simon on August 03, 2011, 22:30

Probably a massive bug they don't want to admit to.

Title: Re: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch
Post by: sam on August 04, 2011, 07:03

yep.