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Skyfire browser back in the App Store, but in limited quantities

by Steven Sande Nov 5th 2010 at 3:15PM

This just in: the Skyfire browser, which was released earlier this week and then quickly pulled when the company's servers were overwhelmed, is being released back into the App Store. But before you do what I did and rush out to purchase it, note that it is only being released in "batches." That means that for those of us who are seeking a way to watch Adobe Flash video on our iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads may have to wait a bit longer.

Sure enough, the first batch is apparently sold out, as I was unable to find it in the store either in iTunes on my Mac or in the App Store on my iPhone. Skyfire CEO Jeff Gleuck is recommending that people hoping to buy Skyfire follow the company on Twitter or friend them on Facebook. That way, you'll be notified when the next batch is released.

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NutMac

The question is, is Skyfire's business model sustainable at $2.99/user flat fee? Flash to H.264 conversion (processing plus serving bandwidth) can't be cheap.

November 05 2010 at 6:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Avinash

It pulled out just within 5 hours...http://www.cosmogeek.info/2010/11/skyfire-pulled-out-from-apple-store.html

November 05 2010 at 5:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tim

What a great marketing campaign. Feign demand to create a buzz.

November 05 2010 at 5:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Oboewan

Um, you try transcoding all the video in the world.

They have no reason to increase demand. The demand is the problem.

November 05 2010 at 6:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
TIm

So .. how are we feeling about this browser? Is the video quality good/ok/not bad/horrendous? Loading times?

I bought the app with the first batch .. and it was basically useless, could not load a single video. I guess their servers really were busy that night. Tried it again later and it worked seamlessly .. loading time isn't tremendously longer then regular iOS ready video content. The sound seems a bit jacked up .. at least on the NFL.com videos I watched.
I think I will keep browsing in regular safari.app and only switch if there is a video I really want to watch, though. Not sure why, but safari feels better .. weird thing to say.

But hey .. flash video on the iPhone .. me likey.

T.

November 05 2010 at 5:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
evoqONE

Just got it!

November 05 2010 at 3:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sunk818

Looks like they could have used cloud computing like amazon ecc or something to scale better. Customers will wait and they have a unique product, but have customers suffer due to poor planniing on their part?

November 05 2010 at 3:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Martin

I highly doubt any customers are "suffering" without this browser. I think that they made the best decision possible given the circumstances.

November 05 2010 at 3:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thomas

I got mine, and am testing flash as we speak. w00t.

November 05 2010 at 3:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iron9iant

jailbreak and installous. It's there 24/7.

November 05 2010 at 3:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Michael Moore

I was just able to purchase and download it with no problems, so it's definitely back, but who knows for how long.

November 05 2010 at 3:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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