Therese Poletti, Senior Columnist, MarketWatch, Tech Tales

iGlitches Don't Really Hurt iPhone Launch

July 15, 2008 at 5:00 am PT

For most companies, a big glitch of any kind during a global product launch could be devastating.
But Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone 3G rollout glitches over the weekend were more reminiscent of another global product launch that was somewhat tainted because of overwhelming demand. The worldwide release of Windows 95 flooded Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) telephone tech support lines, much in the same way Apple Inc.’s servers were bombarded over the weekend after it launched the iPhone 3G.

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