Of course it's a problem... with all newer cell phones. Just by varying degrees. You can get a call with one brand of cell phone that you couldn't with another. Common stuff.
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Apple PR: Latest Steve Jobs Email Exchange is Fake
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Of course it's a problem... with all newer cell phones. Just by varying degrees. You can get a call with one brand of cell phone that you couldn't with another. Common stuff.
I think this is really being blown out of proportion. It is really only a phone. Sure Apple made a mistake and may have handled it poorly, but what is so much attention gonna accomplish? What has happened has happened so let's just wait it out and see if Apple comes out with a fix instead of issuing frivolous lawsuits and fabricating emails in a smear campaign. What I say is that you cannot learn without first making mistakes, and if all else fails there are other brands.
Exactly! Especially when they make statements such as "we believe this exchange to be 100% legitimate."
Good to know what sites back the exchanges they post as 'believed to be 100% legitimate' with actual research, as opposed to, I don't know, pulling random objects out of their behinds.
Some of it did seem fairly Jobsy, except for the idea that he would persist with a writer of this sort through so many emails.
Some of it did seem fairly Jobsy, except for the idea that he would persist with a writer of this sort through so many emails.
You mean I can't trust everything I read on gadget blogs?
I don't know why I'm surprised. Gadget blogs are basically run by a bunch of guys who have no interest in or appreciation for journalism fundementals like verifying sources.
But the damage is done. By now, millions of people are working themselves up because Steve Jobs told a customer to "Calm down" and said "It's just a phone."
I don't know why I'm surprised. Gadget blogs are basically run by a bunch of guys who have no interest in or appreciation for journalism fundementals like verifying sources.
But the damage is done. By now, millions of people are working themselves up because Steve Jobs told a customer to "Calm down" and said "It's just a phone."
Well it a wash at this point. How many posters from the earlier blogs sucked this fake in - "hook, line and sinker"? I would not be surprised if all the newbies and some existing members here haven't already thrown their new toy out the window, or through a wall by now just on the very notion of being slighted by Jobs. 
For real, it's time Apple come forth and publicly make a statement about this whole issue. This whole Jobs emailing business, while nice, isn't working, and this is evident by the fake emails being fabricated.
My favorite part of this whole incident:
http://www.burfordadvertising.com/Burford_Advertising/Jason_Burford.html
http://www.burfordadvertising.com/Burford_Advertising/Jason_Burford.html
One of the commenters are BGR is claiming that there is even an error in the posted headers (the ones from Burford's sent email that wouldn't prove anything anyway) that demonstrate it is fake.
I don't know what I'm looking for, and the commenter is saying his posts are being moderated by BGR. Anybody see a giveaway?
I don't know what I'm looking for, and the commenter is saying his posts are being moderated by BGR. Anybody see a giveaway?
I know AT&T advertised it as an upgrade - upgrades at the very least do not decrease functionality.
I thank the person for the link - better to register a complaint now and let the FCC decide if anything illegal has occurred.
I know it is a problem, one that happens to plague the iphone more than any other modern smartphone, but their verbiage is too inconsistent when it comes to this matter. In one email Steve is saying that it is a non-issue, in the next one he is saying the issue is being worked on. If this were indeed a non-issue, why would anything be being worked on? According to this statement by apple pr, it's a problem. So when will we - if ever- find out what apples plans are in addressing this issue? Even if they had none, I would like to know. All I'm saying is that I don't appreciate apple beating around the bush.
I'm so glad this turned out to be fake. I'm so sick of the MR forum members who do anything they can to crap on Jobs. So much childish name calling is as they are PERFECT and are free of criticism. Until YOU (MR forum members) are perfect and do nothing that deserves an ounce of criticism, please keep the name calling to yourself.
Haha I got halfway through it when I found out it was bogus. Well more correctly when it was
CONFIRMED
it was bogus.
It is just a phone - and it's not a broken one by any means, it's the best phone you can get right now. If you're so worried about the falling bars, just buy a bumper. Or buy a different phone, your loss.
these forums are infested with trolls - something must be done about it.
these forums are infested with trolls - something must be done about it.
Not hard to fake an alias in an email, either. You can spoof addresses all the time.
I looked through the headers but didn't notice anything. Someone with a better eye than me could probably find the supposed error.
Regardless, Apple PR is definitely more reliable than this guy.
I looked through the headers but didn't notice anything. Someone with a better eye than me could probably find the supposed error.
Regardless, Apple PR is definitely more reliable than this guy.