🚀 go-pugleaf

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:11:05 -0700, in
<i1ia7r$1hs$1@news.eternal-september.org>, Peter Lawrence
<hummbaby@aol.com> wrote:

>On 7/13/10 9:03 AM, John Navas wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>
>Probably the least costly solution for Apple would be to repackage the 
>iPhone 4 with those new "bumpers" that Apple is trying to sell for an 
>additional $29.  Those silicon bumpers probably doesn't cost more than 10 
>cents to manufacture and they solve the iPhone 4 antenna problem.  They 
>could offer this bumper (in basic black) for free to anyone who already had 
>bought an iPhone 4.
>
>http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC597ZM/A?fnode=MTY1NDA0NA&mco=MTM3NTI0ODg
>
>They could still try to sell the bumpers that come in other colors for those 
>who are into customizing the look of their iPhones.

Or give the bumper away free, one to a customer, in Apple and AT&T
stores if you bring in an iPhone 4, for $5-10 by US mail.  But that
would be admitting a problem, which is not the Steve Jobs Way, and
dangerous in the litigation.

-- 
John

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