iTunes Festival app drops, no iOS 7.1

Well, so much for insider knowledge. As reported Wednesday, a short post by John Gruber on his blog generated a lot of excitement when it indicated that a source had intimated that an iOS 7.1 update would be out before next week’s iTunes Festival due to the fact that an update for the festival’s app would require 7.1 to run. Here is how the post went;

Apple’s first iTunes Festival in the U.S. starts a week from today at SXSW in Austin. Apple is going to stream the performances to iOS devices using an app, but I’ve heard from a little birdie that the app requires iOS 7.1 (which explains why the app isn’t out yet). That means iOS 7.1 should ship any day now.

(emphasis is mine)

Today’s release of the update to the iTunes Festival app, ahead of any 7.1 update, shows that John’s “birdie” is a gosh darn lier, or maybe it was one of those internal security tests that Apple uses to find out where leaks are coming from, but either way, the wait for 7.1 continues. John responded today with, “You win some, you lose some.”.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled speculation.