🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:24:39 -0600, in
<4c3b8bed$0$1323$815e3792@news.qwest.net>, Ted Nelson <ted@rnelson.org>
wrote:

>John Slade <hhitman86@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>>       Yea it's clear from Youtube videos and tests like the one 
>> from CR that the iPhone 4 has a hardware problem when it comes 
>> to the antenna. Apple is flat out lying when they say it's only 
>> a software issue.
>
>you can fix most any hardware problem through software don't forget. 
>plus if you are one of the 1,400 people that had the problem, get a 
>case, problem solved.

While there are some hardware problems that can be worked-around or at
least alleviated in software, there are also some that cannot, and this
looks to me to be more likely in the latter category, with only fig leaf
fixes (e.g., no signal strength meter) possible.

I think the interesting question is whether or not Apple will try to
slipstream a change to the iPhone 4 hardware, or tough out this design
for a year until iPhone 5.

The problem of toughing it out is that the problem will continue to grow
should it ultimately lose in court or in the court of public opinion.

The problem with a slipstream change is that it would throw fuel on the
fire of the criticism and lawsuits unless Apple is prepared to offer
free hardware swaps, which would be a huge hit to the bottom line.

I personally think Apple will probably continue to stonewall and push
fig leaf "solutions", risking its brand, because that's the Steve Jobs
Way.  How successful that will be only time will tell.

-- 
John

If the iPhone and iPad are really so impressive,
then why do iFans keep making excuses for them?