g1smd - 4:12 pm on Sep 2, 2005 (gmt 0)

See: [usatoday.com ]

>> The San Francisco-based company isn't disclosing when the sites will reopen. <<

>> Gap.com and OldNavy.com each generated online sales of $236 million last year <<

I can't believe a business that does USD 4.5 million per week, would knowingly take their sites down for weeks, for an "upgrade".

What do you think is really going on?

I reckon it is a security flaw or a major hardware failure that has taken them offline - something very serious, not a routine upgrade.