Top 5 reasons the Apple Store refresh is taking so long

Wow. This has been an especially long wait for the Apple Store to return. So here's TUAW's top reasons this is taking so long.

Reason #5 (via @serpicolugnut at Twitter, updated via TUAW reader Zaph):The App Store reviewers are "reviewing" the new store. The current average wait is 14 days.

Reason #4: They might be done with their Time Machine backup by now...

Reason #3: Man, WebObjects is outdated technology...

Reason #2 (Courtesy of @verso via Twitter): Still waiting for the iPhone backups to finish...

And our top reason?...Reason #1: Uh oh. Someone at Cupertino logged in as the Guest User!

We'll be here all week. Try the veal.

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Hugi Thordarson

Wow, that was unfortunate timing. Pascal; I was referring to the writer of the article, not you :D.

- hugi

October 21 2009 at 9:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Hugi Thordarson

And apparently you know nothing whatsoever about WebObjects ;).

- hugi

October 21 2009 at 9:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Pascal R

iTunes is 100% backed by WebObjects, does iTunes go down everytime when they sell a new album? WO is used a lot of many Web applications (Apple Store, Concierge, part of ADC, Radar, iTunes Store, etc.) and it's even more used inside Apple to drive the business.

Don't you think they simply do that to generate buzz? Even if their deployment strategy is bad, they still have the choice to make their updates in the night...

We use WebObjects since 2001 and I'm the main organizer of an annual WebObjects conference, and it is not outdated technology. Ah, it's not buzzword compliant like RoR is, but with Project Wonder (an open source framework on top of WO), it's far from being outdated.

October 21 2009 at 4:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Seth

"Updating the Apple Store" is all marketing.

To think that the Apple web team doesn't know how to use staging servers so downtime isn't necessary for changing out products is insane.

October 20 2009 at 5:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ed H

Why no attribution for my #1 Guest Account quote?? :-(

Ed

October 20 2009 at 2:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bill

"try the veal, and don't forget to tip your waitress" :-)

The wait was well worth it. More new products announced than the last fete from Moscone.

October 20 2009 at 2:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bill Mac

Store is up. Just have to click on Store icon twice and your in.

October 20 2009 at 12:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Derrick

If I wasn't a poor college student, I'd be buying a new iMac right now.