Maybe the PR people finally got it into Steve's head that this kind of stuff was hurting Apple's credibility.
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Apple Removes Competitor Antenna Performance Comparisons From Site
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Do you think these videos contained anything that wasn't the truth? If you think so, please post any examples. Quite tellingly, none of the companies in their press releases made any such claims. They were all waxing lyrically about how much time and effort and experience they put into their antenna design, cleverly avoiding any claims that Apple wasn't saying the truth.
Again, you make totally unfounded claims. I bet you can't find anything said in these videos that is not the truth. But if you can, tell us, and maybe tell the SEC. They would be very interested if the CEO of a company lies about his own and competitors products in public and would be very keen to hear of any evidence from you. On the other hand, they are _not_ interested in someone blowing hot air.
It served it purpose... to show how petty apple can be. "Ignore our problem, they have one too!"
Are you high? I can make my wife's droid x drop a call completely by holding it a certain way! Have yet to drop a call on my iPhone 4
Support for this?
I agree to a point. But I also feel Apple has every right to spread the "damage" across the playing field. When other products want to deem themselves "iPhone killers" or whatever, I feel it's fair game. All's fair in love and war.
This is the best I could find (last comment on the page):
"There just two bars of battery left on Nokia N97 min. This does mean that Nokia N97 mini was actually running on Power Saver Mode. May be they dropped the battery to 1 bar and then just charged it little to bring the second bar up.
If you notice all the other phone , they all have full charge.
Nokia phone provide extra power to antenna if the signal is low. This seems all a setup by Apple, Why they didnt show this with Full Battery Power."
Additionally, in the Droid X demo, the phone lacked the 3G icon next to the recetion bars.
A good move on Apple's part, finally. Those videos didn't have anything to do with the actual iPhone 4 issue in the first place and only served to spread FUD about the industry.
Very happy iPhone 4 owner here, but I think Apple have made a serious design mistake. There's a YouTube video of a guy causing the signal drop with a paperclip, with no skin contact - I'm no expert, but I don't believe this is the same issue as the traditional attenuation experienced with most phones. It seems like the 2 antennas (wifi + gsm) are being bridged, which is causing interference of some sort.
Ingenious, since now the bickering has virtually dematerialized. We've subconsciously come to terms with the non-issue, through Steve's sensual words impregnating the thought into our very impressionable cerebrum. Bravo!
This is why I love Apple; they do all the deciding for me!
This is why I love Apple; they do all the deciding for me!
Yeah, hilllarious.
Too bad less than one percent of Applecare members experience the problem you're talking about.
Link to proof of your claim ? (I think you're mixing up the 0.55% stat again... It's not about the number of americans affected by the issue. It's about the number of iPhone 4 owners who called Applecare about it as a primary issue).
That's the long and short of it. There will be residual affect, but right now, people are still waiting for iPhone 4's to come through. More than ever, people are quizing complete strangers who tell them... yes, this issues is overblown. The videos served their purpose. Apple made its point. Time to move on. Leave the videos on YouTube, and update the new iPhone 4 models in the pipeline by coating or anodizing the external metal band. It is what it is.
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N97 mini: Watch the video, look at the battery indicator. There's your proof.
Droid X: Watch the video, look at what network it's on. There's your proof.
Sued for what? They first would have to prove that its not true, then prove they suffered damages. Other manufactures didnt even deny it. Apple proved their point, Im sure thats why they took it down.
The videos did nothing for me as there is a big difference between "Death Grip" that may handsets have and the "Death Touch" that the iPhone 4 has.
Even if they show a demonstration of another phone degrading in performance, not just loss or non-loss of bars, when you touch it with a finger or have it just resting/sitting in a hand - it doesn't solve the iPhone 4 issue.
I planned on using mine in a case most of the time anyway because I'm a klutz!
Even if they show a demonstration of another phone degrading in performance, not just loss or non-loss of bars, when you touch it with a finger or have it just resting/sitting in a hand - it doesn't solve the iPhone 4 issue.
I planned on using mine in a case most of the time anyway because I'm a klutz!
Yep, and besides, I'm rather enervated with this issue, what is now a non-issue. The problem is evident, but as much as Apple spent producing and disseminating the phone, a recall would never have occurred. Their chosen road proved to be effective too. This is why Apple has a lucrative business. Marketing geniuses.