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MacWorld Expo Traffic Analysis
Bioanarchism writes "MacWorld Expo has been the receiving end of the brute force of the Internet surfers. Netcraft also reports on the Internet traffic that other Apple websites have gotten since Steve Jobs gave the opening keynote." The Windows Server 2003-based MacWorld Expo site folded under all those hits, while Apple's sites, running Mac OS X, were only knocked into sluggishness. (Server load is a complex thing, of course -- more complicated than what OS is on the servers.)
>(Server load is a complex thing, of course -- more complicated than what OS is on the servers.)
So why present it in such a flamebaiting way?
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The apple.com website is mirrored worldwide by Akamai which uses over 2,000 Linux servers, so I don't think you derive much insight about Mac OS X from the sites relative performance yesterday.
To prove a point, Jobs had Apple's sites all run in a single Mac Mini. iTunes has been running on a daisy chain of seven iPod Shuffles.
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
Um...
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/mwsf05/
That was posted within the hour after the conclusion of the keynote. Also, several sites had live coverage during the keynote, AND the satellite program was broadcast live, in the clear, on Galaxy 3, Transponder 23, 4160 MHz Vertical, 93 deg west.
Now I know why your initial post was so wrong. You don't have any idea what you're talking about.
Heavy bandwidth usage tends to be a very normal occurrence on fansites at any rate. For a while now, Apple Rumors and MacNN switch to low-bandwidth versions during the keynote, and even these sites were swamped.
MacRumors was pretty much down after iWork was announced.
MacNN had a 403 between when iDVD was discussed and when the Mac Mini was mentioned.
Mac Teens performed the best, but started to get intermittent towards the end (probably due to a cascade effect of people fleeing from one working site to another)
Engadget was fairly unreliable, but a little better off than MacNN.
You were going to buy a switch AND an extra keyboard and mouse? I call shenanigans!
Mac mini: $499
1GB PC2700 DDR from Pricewatch: $85
Keyboard & Mouse )Use the USB keyboard and mouse you already are using as you post on Slashdot with your crappola PC): $0
Bluetooth (as if you actually need it): $50 (less if you buy a USB Bluetooth after-market solution)
Throw in 802.11g for $79, and that gets you up to $663. Shipping is currently free.
Let me ask you something, Timothy. Why do you think Apple used Win2003 at MacExpo, instead of plugging in a couple of their magical little OS/X based servers?
Obviously someone at Apple decided Win2003 was a better tool for the job.
Yes. How stupid can you get? IDC runs and promotes the expo not Apple.
Someone at IDC decided that Windows 2003 was the way to go to host their entire website, not just the MacWorld portion.
Want proof?
Registrant:
International Data Group, Inc. (DOM-373425)
5 Speen Street Framingham MA 01701 US
Domain Name: macworldexpo.com
Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com
Registrar Whois: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.markmonitor.com
Administrative Contact:
International Data Group, Inc. (NIC-14208833) International Data Group, Inc.
5 Speen Street Framingham MA 01701 US
legal@idg.com +1.5089354686 Fax- +1.5084244807
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Donna Moschella (NIC-14208849) IDG World Expo Corp.
3 Speen Street Framingham MA 01701 US
donna_moschella@idg.com +1.5084244801 Fax- -