App Store access back for iOS 3.1.3 users

There have been a lot of reports last week that users of the pre iOS 4 devices, such as devices running on the old iOS 3.1.3 OS, have been blocked the access to the App Store. The Apple Support Forum and other third party Apple and iPhone forums have been filling up with such complaints and concerns for some time now.

There was no clue how this could have happened, or why this happened. Did Apple really do this on purpose so that iPhone uses will start thinking of updating their OSes thereby will decide to buy new iPhones? Or was this just an accidental error that has resulted in a very big and overwhelming response from the user base?

There was no answer for this for quite some time. Developers and hackers might have probably taken up the task by now as one of their priority works, there is no doubt in that. But today, somehow, the access has been given back, or the problem has been fixed. Users of the old iOS 3.1.3 operating system are able to access the Apple App Store on their device just like before.

So, if this was accidental, why was the feature down for such a long time. Did they not notice it the first day when the report was up by so many customers? This could only mean that Apple deliberately had taken down the feature and when so many people started complaining and when Apple came to know that this will lead to no good, the Cupertino based tech giant must have realized that this is going no where are and gave the access back. Do you not think so?