How to fix the msn bug?

Why did it take so long to fix the notification bug in the first release of Gmail iOS client?

• What is happening inside Google in this situation? Google announced a native iOS client for gmail on Nov. 2 (http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/introducing-gmail-app-for-iphone-ipad.html), but it was soon removed because there was a notification related bug in that release. Now it's been a week since Nov. 2. I don't see a lot of time required to fix that bug. I guess there must be extra processes happening in addition to simply fixing the bug. Generally what takes place in this situation?

• Answer:

  There's a lot of possibilities, and we can only speculate the possibilities until the app is released or the Gmail team gives more information. First of all, if they wanted to quick fix the notification bug and be done with it, they likely could have submitted a fix to apple and had it approved within hours of pulling the app. That didn't happen. This leads me to suspect they may legitimately be taking the public criticism they got about the app into consideration. They may even be adding some additional features (e.g. multiple account login, smoother scrolling, unified look with the new gmail, etc.), which would mean a larger update and would take longer to fix (days/weeks) AND longer to be approved (up to a week). Alternatively, they may have sidelined the project to work on improving the web or ICS versions until a later date when they can return to iOS. Both the web app (+ mobile web app) as well as ICS seem to have upcoming deadlines that might need immediate attention. This could also delay a second iOS launch.