Considering Apple's lack of response, or just downright asinine comments about the iPhone 4's antennae issue since its release 22 days ago, I gotta hand it to them. To borrow from Dumb & Dumber, they've totally redeemed themselves! Ok, not totally, but mostly. Anyone who has purchased an iPhone 4 can now get a free case courtesy of Apple. This offer is good until September 30th. Also, anyone who has already purchased a case can get a full refund. And as always, to state the obvious, you can still return your iPhone 4 for a full refund within 30 days of your purchase, if you are unhappy with it.
So what now? Well, for one, they didn't actually fix the problem. If you want to use your new iPhone 4 sans case, you still run the risk of having reception issues. What about after September 30th? Well, in Apple's defense, they said they would reevaluate when the time comes. Also, during the press conference Apple compared other smartphones claiming nearly all phones experience a drop in signal if held a certain way. That may be true, problem is, they left out the minor issue that the iPhone 4 experiences such a large drop in signal that it actually drops the call or loses connection to the data network. But you know, that's a minor issue. (Sarcasm.) Moreover, the phones they compared nearly have to be completely enclosed by your hand(s) before they experience problems, where as the iPhone 4 just needs one of your fingers. It's nice that they are giving out free cases, for sure, but until they address a hardware fix, the issue still exists.
Oh yeah, and remember that software update they said they were working on that would fix the problem? Turns out that was a lie. Big surprise there, huh?
Anyways, at least they finally fessed up to the problem (kind of). They had a Q & A afterwards that featured the usual beat-around-the-bush-non-answer to many questions. If you want to see more click on the source link below and check out the whole thing.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/live-from-apples-iphone-4-press-conference/
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