When you say how ubiquitous "those things" used to be, do you mean just Palms or Blackberrys as well? Because I can tell you that Blackberrys are completely ubiquitous in my world. They are beyond commonplace here in the office and with all of the other firms we do business with. Apple products are extremely rare.
On Jul 6, 3:10 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > It really depends on what the new model offers. I grant you Apple has a > strong following, but if you don't meet their expectations they will abandon > you in a hurry. iPhone 4 is a significant improvement in hardware from the > 3GS, and appeases the Apple mentality by being more visually appealing. It > fits their market strategy and brand perfectly, hence the jaw dropping > sales. If sales started to slump I really think you'd see them ante up free > 'bumpers' to new customers at the very least (just as they offered a rebate > to the first generation iPhone customers after the price dropped so soon > after initial release). > Either they counted on the fact that 90% of customers would buy a case and > solve the antenna issue or they calculated that the bad press would cost > them less than addressing the issue. Those mindless customers can herd away > just as easily as they have herded away from Blackberry and Palm(remember > how ubiquitous those things used to be?). > > > > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bah. Apple will just release the iPhone 5 with a rubber case or an > > internal antenna and all of their mindless followers will throw their > > old ones in the trash and buy new ones. Problem solved... for Apple. > > > On Jul 2, 2:41 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I call shenanigans. The problem has to be hardware; holding the phone in > > the > > > same way when insulated by a 'bumper' doesn't create the same signal > > > degradation. I've seen the loss of cell signal but haven't noticed a > > dropped > > > call from it; my signal has gone from 5 bars to 1 and back quickly. > > > They should just admit the screwup, make provisions for their customers > > and > > > change the product line. Expensive, yes, but it would pay huge dividends > > in > > > corporate goodwill. Apple is a company that thrives off of a loyal > > customer > > > base. They aren't to the point that alienating customers won't have a > > > significant impact. > > > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Serv <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/02/technology/iphone_update/index.htm > > > > > Ok, maybe i am totally jaded, but really, they are SHOCKED to discover > > > > this? I seriosly think that Apple knew exactly what the issue with the > > > > formula for determining bars of reception was, and they likely put > > > > this in the phones on purpose to make AT&T look like a better provider > > > > of coverage area...as they are the exclusive carrier for the iPhone. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > <theuniquegeek%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
