Origin fails to supply demand…
EA failed to keep Origin operational when the might of the internet and the Battlefield 3 beta met, a considerable screw up considering this was meant to be the big push for Origin against it's (arguably) only competitor Steam. One could argue that there's no-way they could have expected this level of load, but history teaches us that Valve have had similar issues in the past with Steam, to which they have addressed by having a large content delivery network and many, many phat pipes.
There is little excuse on EA's end to have this level of in-operability for such a big launch, and leaves me wondering whether they'll be able to rectify this in team for the retail release. Valve will no-doubt be looking upon this cock-up with a sly smile, laughing with their inside voices whilst many gamers cry out in anger at EA.