🚀 go-pugleaf

On 7/13/2010 9:03 AM, John Navas wrote:
> 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.
>

     Some people are already talking "recall" but Apple will 
probably never do this given their fear of losing face even when 
they're wrong.

John