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'Skyfire Web Browser' Now Available in App Store
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Airplay works!!!! At least the audio does at this point. So I assume video will too once the Apple TV is updated.
Bummer that it seems to be disappearing from the app stores. Hopefully it reappears soon.
Apple has pulled sky fire from it's app store the bastards!!!
Yup, I just tried to get it as well. It pops up in a search for Skyfire Web Browser, but a message Pops up, "Your request could not be completed," when you click on it.
No, Skyfre removed the app themselves because they couldn't handle the traffic.
Skyfire reaches top grossing app on iPhone App Store within 5 hours - SOLD OUT
Lol, so many downloads that the server could not handle it.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/03/skyfire-disappears-from-itunes-app-store-due-to-technical-diffic/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/03/skyfire-disappears-from-itunes-app-store-due-to-technical-diffic/
It hasn't been removed by Apple. Skyfire themselves took it off due to high server demand. They'll let people buy the app once they get more servers.
Funny isn't it.
So many people again and again say Flash is terrible, and we're glad it's gone.
Yet, give "normal" people the opportunity to perhaps have it, to some little degree and the system can't cope.
Despite what Steve Jobs thinks, and wants to force others into thinking people still want it.
So many people again and again say Flash is terrible, and we're glad it's gone.
Yet, give "normal" people the opportunity to perhaps have it, to some little degree and the system can't cope.
Despite what Steve Jobs thinks, and wants to force others into thinking people still want it.
Tried to download it but got a message saying "My request could not be completed" The item I requested is not currently available in the U.S. Store. Weird? Guess I'll try again later.
It's usually a good idea to read the last few posts in a thread before blindly posting yours. Just a thought.
Unlike typical fanboys who worship at the alter of the turtlenecked overlord, i will enjoy flash videos now rather than suffer.
Seriously though, what isn't available on flash video for ipad in an ipad friendly format?
I know flash games but I can't think of any video I can't get on my ipad.
VPN works so I can get iPlayer, hulu+, youtube, vimeo etc etc all work.
The only issues I have are with some live streaming where I need to use my MBA/MBP, but this would be **** for live streaming, no?
Not being partisan here but I genuinely have hit very few limitations due to flash on the ipad.
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/532.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/8B117)
Can't believe these idiots didn't expect the traffic and they had to pull their own app off the market. I guess it'll be awhile before they come back.
Can't believe these idiots didn't expect the traffic and they had to pull their own app off the market. I guess it'll be awhile before they come back.
Can't believe this idiot didn't consider that they may have previously limited the number available for sale to an amount they knew their infrastructure could handle.
Why would they overbuild their systems before knowing what demand would be? It's easy to add additional servers to handle the load, they will be back very quickly. Looks to me like they planned very well. Now they probably have a few thousand out there and can measure the network load and build out accordingly.
Good point but how could they not assume massive traffic from get go. We've only been talking about flash on our iPhones since 2007.
I guess I hit someone's nerve. You work at Skyfire? One can't ignore that they didn't think through before they put this crap up for sale. I'm sure they realized they would run into a problem, but they just wanted to make a quick buck. If they wanted to limit their server use, they would've limit the app to one country.