27.09.2013 15:50 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

The release of iOS 7 created an online traffic jam: Blue Coat

Traffic to Apple.com jumped by as much as 265 per cent in the five days following the release of iOS 7, according to Blue Coat Systems.For appliances where Apple.com accounted for less than four per cent of their traffic, Blue Coat Systems product marketing director, Jonathan Andresen, said the number tripled to more than 13 per cent on average.Latest news and slideshows on Apple"In at least one case, Apple.com traffic skyrocketed to over 32 per cent of total Web traffic," he said.With over 600 million iOS devices on the market, and 93 per cent of those running iOS 6, Andresen said it was no surprise that Apple's servers got a workout during the launch of the new firmware.While sites such as YouTube and other streaming video sites are no stranger to heavy bandwidth demands, the difference with Apple.com is the sudden spike in demand due to iOS 7."More than anything, the key takeaway is that the web has shifted

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