How Do You Like Them Apples?
The iPhone 4 has come out and reviewers from techies such as PC World and financial papers such as The Wall Street Journal have given it two thumbs up.
But it may have one big flaw, or fraw as mother would say. The antenna being on the outside of the phone, making up the glass and metal casing, is causing reception issues when held in a certain way. How huge they are depends on the strength ot AT&T’s signal in that area.
There have been thousands upon thousands of angry complaints, one law suit filed, another on the way, and the Willy Wonka like CEO simply said not to hold it that way. There were simple solutions like buying a case, or bumper, or using scotch tape to relieve the issue. Which it does.
Has that stopped the complaints? No.
There are two basic choices. Keep it or return the damn phone.
I’m a huge fan of Apple and Steve Jobs. Jobs never graduated from college, but by following his heart, he had cofounded one of the most influential companies the world has seen. Many counted the phone maker out when Apple was a few months away from bankruptcy.Many wireless carriers denied Apple a chance when presented with their plans for the iPhone.Now, it’s a global phenom.
One of my friends waited nine hours for one. Geezus Kryst!
Despite the reception issue (it is a phone dammit), most iPhone 4 users, around two million at this point, will not return the phone but relagate to complaining. People put so much emphasis on the one negative and not see the massive positives and wonder why their lives suck.
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Wait, what if I want to choose B and C, Keep it and Complain?
I think there are certain things you should be able to expect as a minimum when you buy a phone, such as being able to open it, the buttons corresponding to the correct numbers when you push them, the speaker working, etc. And I think that expecting the phone to pick up a normal strength signal (assuming you’re not in a dead spot) no matter which way you’re facing is a reasonable expectation.
So I think Jobs is wrong and should man up and admit it. If he really did respond, “Don’t face that direction,” or something along those lines, then he’s an egotistic asshole, no different from the doctor who, when you say, “Doc, it hurts when I do this,” responds, “Then don’t do that.” Everyone knows that’s a bullshit answer.
And there’s an obvious safety issue: I’m driving along, a text comes in, and to read it I have to turn around and face backwards. That’s a recipe for a major accident, buddy.