Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

Post by songgao » Tue, Sep 09, 2014, 4:05 PM UTC

drewnick wrote: post #10

aroch wrote: post #6

Apple.com/ has been redirecting to apple.com/live for about ~20 hours now. They're very confident about what's about to be presented.

They've been using a '301 MOVED PERMANENTLY' redirect, meaning they are extra serious about this.

Post by bennesvig » Tue, Sep 09, 2014, 4:07 PM UTC

songgao wrote: post #21

drewnick wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They've been using a '301 MOVED PERMANENTLY' redirect, meaning they are extra serious about this.

Correct me if I'm wrong. IIRC, there isn't a status code for temporary moved *with a timeout. If you use 307, it means the browser will always still check the original apple.com first, then get redirected to apple.com/live. Using 301 would make browser go to apple.com/live directly which improves response time. When the event is finished, they can do a 301 on apple.com/live back to apple.com to overwrite the rule.

Post by 3rd3 » Tue, Sep 09, 2014, 4:08 PM UTC

droopyEyelids wrote: post #17

Any chance we can keep all Apple discussion on HN contained in this thread?

Post by AlexeyBrin » Tue, Sep 09, 2014, 4:08 PM UTC

Aardwolf wrote: post #22

This website says that live streaming requires OS X or iOS. Why would they only allow already-customers to watch their presentation? Locking out non-customers seems not the best way to get some.

Post by christoph » Tue, Sep 09, 2014, 4:08 PM UTC

aroch wrote: post #6

Apple.com/ has been redirecting to apple.com/live for about ~20 hours now. They're very confident about what's about to be presented.