RE:RE:RE:FOOD FOR THOUGHT- I believe they would halt it because the App launched early and it gives fair trading to everyone. It's not fair trading if some ppl know the apps out and it's functionality before others. It should be formally announced like they did when they said 11:59 pm July 11th.
So to keep trading fair the halted, now who knows.. did the App Store make a mistake or did the company think it would be a good idea to release it spontaneously and halt it because of the high volume today and the "buzz" a halt would cause would be great "exposure"