Well.. they did post 8 job openings related to antenna engineering, so I think this will be solved really soon. I also think this is kind sloppy on the engineering perspective...
2010/7/6 Cary Preston <[email protected]> > 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%[email protected]> >> <theuniquegeek%2bunsubscr...@googÂlegroups.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%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> > -- > 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%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- Att., Thiago Santos Monteiro -- 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.
