The bottom line with this event is that the encoding, translation, JavaScript code, the video player, the call to S3 single storage location and the millisecond refreshes all didn’t work properly together and was the root cause of Apple’s failed attempt to make the live stream work without any problems. - via Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.com

Waiting for Apple's Live Stream was just in and of itself exciting. Watching it was a whole other story. From the Chinese overlay and the delays in video, Dan Rayburn explains the shortcomings of yesterday's failed video stream. In essence, Apple should have left the live blogging to the the professionals like The Verge.