| Bluehost suffers massive outage Posted: 02 Aug 2013 09:55 AM PDT Web hosting company Bluehost has suffered a major network outage, affecting thousands of websites and many customers.
The company is in crisis mode on Twitter, reassuring users that it is "continuing to implement a solution" and "working to fix the issues". Bluehost earlier claimed sites were returning online but Twitter has been awash with complaints - with more coming in every few seconds. Seven hours ago now, Bluehost tweeted: "There was an unexpected issue while we were preforming maintenance on our network. Your account available in next few minutes." Some customers are threatening to leave the company.
BlueHost earlier said there was an "unexpected issue while performing maintenance" and that websites are back online now - but judging by this Twitter stream this is not the case.
Even Bluehost's own website appears to be down.
There has been speculation Bluehost suffered a massive DoS attack but this has not been confirmed. Our sister title, ChannelEye, was affected by the problem.
*Update Bluehost is apologising every minute or so. But the company's crisis dictionary is only half a page long. Bluehost's Twitter team has said the "solutions" it's "implementing" will lead to sites being "back immediately" or "back ASAP" - and it's been at it for hours.  |
| Apple ebook ruling could spill over into iTunes Posted: 02 Aug 2013 09:38 AM PDT Since being found guilty of conspiring in an e-book price fixing cartel, Apple's wider content biz is now being scrutinised by the US' Justice Department.
The Department is concerned that Apple may have engaged in similarly anticompetitive behaviour in selling content through iTunes, such as films, music and TV programs.
Bill Baer, the assistant attorney in charge of the Department's antitrust division, said a proposed order will stop "Apple's illegal conduct" and both Apple and its senior executives "will be prevented from conspiring to thwart competition in the future", the WSJ reports.
Funnily enough, it was Apple's drive to selling content online that was, as the time, seen as a seismic shift while content companies were struggling with file sharing networks like Limewire. But the Department is worried that it may have, or may currently be conspiring with publishers in a similar way to its e-books division.
Apple may also have to cope with a proposed monitor that will keep a stern eye over Apple in the e-book market as well as preventing it from entering e-book contracts for five years, removing the company's chief ability to keep prices competitive.
Last month, US district Judge Denise Cote said the evidence pointed to Apple leading an e-book price fixing conspiracy.  |
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