Topic: Skype pulls iPad app hours after launch

[Simon]

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

[sam]

that's weird.

[Simon]

Yes, bit odd. 

[Rik]

Sounds like they misjudged demand.

[Simon]

Like the Skyfire browser app, perhaps?

[Rik]

I suspect so.

[Simon]

How can a virtual product be oversold? 

[Rik]

Lack of server power to back it up...

[sam]

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.

[Rik]

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

[sam]

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

[Simon]

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

[sam]

yep.