GetJar says Angry Birds release drove traffic some 8 to 10 times higher

I can totally imagine the conversation between GetJar's developers and marketing people;
Marketing: "Great news, we are going to have a 24 hour exclusive on angry birds".
Developers: "Are you F***ing mad! We aren't set up for that kind of traffic. We haven't finished the scalability project yet."
Marketing: "But this is a great coup for us. It'll be great."
Developers: "No, it won't be great. It'll bring our site down"
Marketing: "I doubt it, but I'm sure you guys will do something"
Developers: "When does it go up? We have about 2 months of work left"
Marketing: "Tomorrow, but I'm sure you'll work something out. It's going to be great."
Developers: "No, seriously, this is a bad idea. We can't do this"
Marketing: "I'm sure you'll work something out. It's going to be great."
Developers: "Are you even listening to us?"
Marketing: "Yes, didn't we do well to get this. We're brilliant. We're off to the bar now. Don't forget to prepare the site for millions of downloads tomorrow!"



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