Andre Yoskowitz
4 Nov 2010 23:34
Skyfire, the new browser application which promises Flash playback on iOS device has been pulled from the iOS App Store, showing as "sold out" as the company looks to increase its server capacity.
Says one developer with the company: "Please bear with us as we bring our capacity in line with the incredible demand -- stay tuned."
There is no timetable for the browser's return to the App Store.
Skyfire gets around Apple's ban on Flash by taking Flash video, rendering and translating it to HTML5 and then redisplaying it, showing users a thumbnail they can click to play the video. This in turn lead to the capacity problems.
"The user experience was performing well for the first few hours, but as the surge continued, the peak load on our servers and bandwidth caused the video experience to degrade," said the developer (via IW).
Skyfire for iOS sells for $3 in the App Store.