Apple's developer site is apparently getting hammered by people trying to download previews of iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks. June 10, 2013 2:22 PM PDT Developers swarming into Moscone West for WWDC on Monday. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Apparently a lot of developers are eager to get their mitts on preview versions of Apple's next iOS and OS X software. Enough are visiting the site to bring things to a screeching halt. Users who attempt to make their way there currently are getting page load errors, as well as a page that tells users "We'll be back soon." This has happened plenty of other times, and is expected to be sorted out, though Apple's currently offering no guidance on when. The developer site will be the first and -- for a while -- only place to get downloads of iOS 7, and OS X 10.9 "Mavericks," which Apple introduced at WWDC earlier today. Both pieces of software are headed for a public release later this year. Apple's giving developers early access to fine tune their apps, and help squash bugs before the public release. iOS 7 won't work with all of Apple's iOS devices out the gate. Apple on Monday said the software would only be for the iPhone initially, with betas for the iPad and iPod Touch to follow. Apple's also ratcheted up the minimum hardware needed to be able to install the software, which will work only on the iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, the iPad mini, and fifth-generation iPod Touch. Users must be a registered Apple developer to install either of the two previews, and the software itself requires agreeing to a non-disclosure agreement.
Apple's developer site is apparently getting hammered by people trying to download previews of iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks.
Developers swarming into Moscone West for WWDC on Monday.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
Apparently a lot of developers are eager to get their mitts on preview versions of Apple's next iOS and OS X software.
Enough are visiting the site to bring things to a screeching halt. Users who attempt to make their way there currently are getting page load errors, as well as a page that tells users "We'll be back soon." This has happened plenty of other times, and is expected to be sorted out, though Apple's currently offering no guidance on when.
The developer site will be the first and -- for a while -- only place to get downloads of iOS 7, and OS X 10.9 "Mavericks," which Apple introduced at WWDC earlier today. Both pieces of software are headed for a public release later this year. Apple's giving developers early access to fine tune their apps, and help squash bugs before the public release.
iOS 7 won't work with all of Apple's iOS devices out the gate. Apple on Monday said the software would only be for the iPhone initially, with betas for the iPad and iPod Touch to follow. Apple's also ratcheted up the minimum hardware needed to be able to install the software, which will work only on the iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, the iPad mini, and fifth-generation iPod Touch.
Users must be a registered Apple developer to install either of the two previews, and the software itself requires agreeing to a non-disclosure agreement.
