NOT trying to start any rumors but...DOS attack??

[AugustArborists]

*NOTE* this is pure speculation.
Wasn't Anonymous a bit perturbed at RIM after the UK riots a while ago? Could they be a factor in this outage? It did start in the UK, and there were some threats, no?

Only my thoughts, absolutely zero evidence, but Sony is being hit again, it just makes me wonder...

Sony Hack October 2011: Thousands Of PlayStation Network Accounts Targeted By Massive Attack

[bbzak]

I was in the more bit of the conspiracy theorist way of thinking.

Could this be the best ever way to launch iMessenger and iOS5??

1. Stimulate a massive attack against RIM services.
2. Launch the products which were copied from RIM and claim as "we are the inventors of this best ever messaging system"

Sounds too rhetoric but irritatingly "coincidental".

Well, pure speculation.
Period.

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[AugustArborists]

I thought about that as well, but is Apple really that sneaky?

[JeepBB]

Nah... it's hardware failure and an incompetant failover strategy, just as RIM (eventually!) said. Though they didn't use the "incompetant" word when they finally 'fessed up!

[floz23]

I'm guessing they had to steal some capacity from the Americas zone, in order to spread out the pain.

Unless something more tragic is going on.

[AugustArborists]

How would a flawed failover in Slough, UK, effect users in the Americas two days later? This is a real question, I'm a tree guy, not an IT savvy guy.

I can understand a "cascade" type event where one failure would lead to others down the line, but shouldn't RIM's servers in Canada be considered upstream?

[ecarlin]

Originally Posted by bbzak

I was in the more bit of the conspiracy theorist way of thinking.

Could this be the best ever way to launch iMessenger and iOS5??

1. Stimulate a massive attack against RIM services.
2. Launch the products which were copied from RIM and claim as "we are the inventors of this best ever messaging system"

Sounds too rhetoric but irritatingly "coincidental".

Well, pure speculation.
Period.

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I like this theory, real-life movie sabotage. LOL.

[bbzak]

Originally Posted by ecarlin

I like this theory, real-life movie sabotage. LOL.

It gives us the necessary thrills down the spine and a funny dink on the cheek for me!
The theory is very timely and spicy.

But yes, it is not just Apple.
Many companies have played dirty politics and tricks to promote their products, services and name.