OMG!!! Steve having a Facetime session with Mel Gibson!!!
My prediction is similar to others we've seen. They'll say something like this:
The iPhone 4 has been our most popular product ever. We've been excited and humbled by unprecedented sales volume of the past few weeks. It's been our biggest Apple launch ever. Millions of people are loving their iPhone 4's. Retina etc. Awesome.
We've made incredible improvements in the RF design of this device. Here are some examples of press coverage describing the iPhone 4's ability to hold onto calls in what used to be dead spots.
We understand that there have been reports of some people experiencing reception problems when the iPhone 4 is handled in a particular way. We agree that appearance of these problems is related to the "innovative" external antenna design, but this issue has been exacerbated by an error we made in how we display the bars in iOS. [Reference what was learned from Anandtech's analysis.]
We are extremely confident in the overall design of the product. So much so that today we're announcing that anyone who buys an iPhone 4 during its first 6 months can return it--no questions asked--within 30 days of purchase, with no restocking fee, regardless of which authorized reseller you bought it from. This includes the 1.7 million people who bought an iPhone 4 on launch day. We're confident you will love your iPhone.
In addition, next week we will release a software update that will (among other enhancements) do two things. 1) It will make our signal display more accurate, and 2) it will include an update to the radio equipment in the iPhone that will make it more effective at maximizing signal strength even when the two antennas are bridged by your hand.
Finally, anyone who has already bought an iPhone 4 will receive a $50 Apple Store gift card with our compliments. If you would prefer to make sure the two external antennas are never bridged by the way you hold your iPhone, you can buy a bumper or another case on us. If you don't feel you need a case for your iPhone (or if you already bought one) we hope you enjoy whatever you buy with the card.
That's all we have to announce for today. Thanks for coming. And screw Jason Chen. And also those dirtbags at Consumer Reports.
I would be more than satisfied with a response like this, although the $50 gift card is probably a tad optimistic (but recall for precedent the credit to existing iPhone users when the price dropped suddenly). And I bet they don't say word one about the proximity sensor issue, or the white iPhone 4.
I hope they do something a bit more substantial than just offer free bumpers, because all I know is that Apple's response to this issue is going to determine if and when I upgrade.
Hey, look kid, don't get your panties all in a bunch. First, I already excluded INDUSTRIAL engineers, such as those that work on autos or aircraft. Ive is not an industrial engineer. Consumer electronics is not industrial.
We (my partner and I) thought the same way as you. We had 10 designers on staff for our web and application development company. Two years ago, we literally started getting swamped with intern request (bad economy = grads with no jobs, especially art 'school' grads). Little did I know how fortuitous this was. We looked into the work produced by our designers and how much time they spent doing nothing (surfing the web, copying stuff off web forums (CSS literally copy and paste)).
Long story short, got rid of 10 developers, replaced them with interns working near minimum wage. Saved nearly $700,000 (salaries, benefits, etc...). Customers love the work. Our devs were ECSTATIC (one said due to the increased maturity level in the building). Interns work hard because they are trying to impress and get hired. That don't have the entitlement most designers have. That saved money went to marketing efforts and sales are up 21% in a recession.
Live and learn I guess. Point is, the interns actually didn't need training and they outproduced. That speaks volumes.
Just speakin from experience.
I'm a geek/machead and I have never gone below 450MB, so your reply is BS.
Smiles! And a Jiggoo to you!
Let's see:
Fix the problem with a $2.50 bumper per unit (just because they charge $30 for it, doesn't mean it costs them $30 to produce), or issue a recall at a cost of hundreds of dollars per phone.
Hey, look kid, don't get your panties all in a bunch.
Consumer electronics is not industrial.
I read an article stating that over 50% of users use MORE THAN 200 MB. The website was criticizing AT&T's new tiered limited-data plans, stating that AT&T clearly chose something so low for the $15 plan that most people would still have to pay $25. As someone mentioned, AT&T states that 98% of smartphone users use less than 2GB per month. (I think it's interesting that they said "smartphone users" and not "iPhone users"... since they've clearly stated in the past that iPhone users eat up more data than standard smartphones.)
If it's free bumper offering I won't be upgrading. Not only will they be acknowledging the issue, they also would be using the bumper as an answer instead of actually fixing the real culprit. Absolutely reeks of immaturity to me. Look what Toyota did. Granted, it's just a phone but I'm looking at it from strictly a business/consumer standpoint.