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There’s an awful lot of hoopla
Around the iphone 4 anttenna
When you grip it with the death grip
And you’re call slips away
The media loves a failure
In a string of success
The facts won’t ever matter
If they can make bigger messes
Sure i can make it happen
But in terms of daily usage
I’ve yet to drop a call
So this whole damn thing is stupid
And you can call me a fanboy
I’ve been called worse things
But Gizmodo just ridiculous
Pulling their anti-apple strings
You bought a stolen prototype
Get over it and move on
Or hey even better
Let’s all sing this song
If you don’t like iPhone 4 - don’t buy it. If you bought it and don’t like it - bring it back.
Apple consiracy uncovered:
- Glass panel connects with drop surface on falls. The guys at iFix Your i claimed this design flaw when they noted the steel frame offers no protection to the glass panel when dropped face flat. Apple’s iPhone 4 Bumper has a raised rubber edge to prevent this.
- Square steel edges are uncomfortable in hand. I noted this when I first got my iPhone 4, mentioned it a few weeks ago, and even a genius at the Apple store brought it up without prompting. The 4 is just uncomfortable to hold. Oh, but the Bumper has nice, soft, rounded rubber edges.
- The back is too darn slick. That oleophobic coating makes it wonderfully easy to wipe away fingerprints, but it also makes the 4 a frictionless wonder. Hard to pluck from my pocket, impossible to rest on a slightly rounded surface. That grippy rubber Bumper sure fixes that problem though.
- And finally, there’s that magic spot on the lower left that kills wireless signals on contact, like a can of Raid smashing a cockroach. Can’t touch that spot if there’s a Bumper in the way, can you?
So if Apple knew about the problems and designed the Bumper to address them, why didn’t they include Bumpers with the 4? Short answer: money. If people buy cases anyway, why give them away?
Actually yes, they knew about issues, and they want you to buy a Bumper case along with your iPhone 4. But this time Apple’s habit to put less and less into product boxes finally backfired.
Dear Apple, why didn’t you just include a bumer case with each iPhone 4? If you did, now you wouldn’t have to read all those articles everywhere.
(via dear-apple)
Whilst I agree that it seems like you really need a case to make your iPhone 4 more usable (although the examples above are a bit OTT), I think they would have had complaints if they included the bumper in the box anyway.
The price of the phone would go up $30, so you would effectively be ‘forced’ to buy their case. What about other cases? Not only would case makers call foul (and say Apple has a monopoly on iPhone 4 cases because of bundling), but this would also limit consumer choice.
If you want a bumper, buy it. If you’re pissed off at Apple for the ‘conspiracy’ then buy a case from someone else. Simple.
Apple Store opening in Ipswich! http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/news/delight_as_apple_prepares_to_move_into_town_centre_1_489742
Although it makes you wonder if their exaggerated reporting of signal strength was on purpose and if other phones do that too…
Apple just posted a letter about the iPhone 4 antenna: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/02appleletter.html (it’s not a problem)
RT: @micflan: O2 iPhone people — don’t forget you can get out of contract free before July 12th! #o2fail http://bit.ly/dsrXEh
Anybody would think Apple’s iPhone 4 is the first phone with an antenna. Here is evidence that all phones have problems when you cover up the antenna - and here is a video of another Nokia with the same problem as the iPhone.
The fact is, the antennas have to be at the bottom - this was mandated by the FCC, because of radiation scares. Yes, the “mobiles cause cancer” fears that have been debunked again and again and again.
Don’t blame Apple or Nokia or any other phone that this happens to (read: all of them). Blame idiots in government who don’t understand science.
tj said:
Instructions from a Nokia 2320 which boil down to “avoid holding it that way.”
Macworld just reviewed some portable cameras, including smart phones:
“…the highest scoring of all the smartphone cameras that we tested, was none other than the iPhone 4. Next in the rankings was the Droid X, followed by the EVO 4G, the Samsung Galaxy, and way at the bottom, the iPhone 3GS.”
(source: iPhone 4 camera beats the smartphone competition)
The camera on my iPhone 3G is shockingly bad, something I have not been overly bothered about (it’s better than my last phone’s camera and I don’t take many pictures - although I’d like to), but even I was surprised that the iPhone has gone from the worst (the 3GS, which is even better than my 3G) to the best (iPhone 4) camera. And then there’s the HD video!
When I get my new iPhone (and the frustration with O2 is a whole ‘nother blog post) I will be taking many more pictures and videos - I can’t wait!
Gabe Newell, Valve.
Mac lags Windows in gaming performance, excels at stability
Another interesting statistic: After being out for just 1 week, 11% of Steam purchases are for Mac.
