Blame Gizmodo?

Who cares the phone is out

 

The date of the WWDC was known before the Gizmodo article.

 

Yeah I don't think Apple would push a release because of some random tech site.

 

You don't just bump up something as big as the release of a new generation of iPhone, especially with only a month and a half notice.

 

No. I seriously doubt Gizmodo had any real effect on Apples plans.

 

Yes. Hasn't Apple always done the iphone introductions at WWDC? Isn't WWDC typically in June?

Gizmodo having any appreciable effect on Apple's rollout timetable is like the story of the mouse ***** an elephant. He thinks he's all that (Gizmodo) but she doesn't even know he's there (Apple).

 

No.

 

I think the OP is kind of putting the cart before the unicorn in this case. I say Unicorn because they imaginary animals. What is really going on is Gizmodo decided after being shut out of the Apple keynote to throw rocks at Apple's glass house. Despite the fact that all of their writers rushed out to buy the device, they have done nothing put spew hate on it and give visibility to anyone else who bought into their blatant smear campaign. All this after Gizmodo made the decision to go with the d!ck move in the first place, taking the short term traffic surge and the visibility (and the advertising rates boost that came with it) over respecting another company's property rights. In every instance of their being called to account for their actions they play the victim against the big bad corporation, even though they are in fact part of a big bad corporate media corporation themselves. The whole thing would be comical if so many people didn't buy it hook line and sinker. If you want to blame Gizmodo for something, blame them for hysteria. All they have been doing for the last couple of weeks is shouting fire in the crowded movie house to keep the money rolling in. Or at least being party poopers.

 

If you push a product it's your fault and your fault alone

 

Every iPhone has been released in June/July. Nothing new there. Apple could have released on July 15 (same day the Droid X is released) if it needed extra time and people would have waited. The only thing Giz did was mute the anticipation of the for the WWDC keynote.

 

blame gizmodo.. blame AT&T.. blame the user.. .. right..

 

Of course it is all Gizmodo's fault. Apple could have found the reception issue and solve it before shipping if gizmodo didn't buy that prototype phone and create the diversion for apple.

This could be a manufacture issue if it is related to SIM card.

 

Do you have proof that the iPhone 4 was originally scheduled for mid-july release?

 

People need to do less blaming and more taking responsibility.

 

Didn't Gizmodo mention that the model they had their hands on has been in the works since 2008? I don't think Apple rushed anything, but I do think they rushed the 3GS, since it was the exact same design as the 3G.

 

Gizmodo doesn't have any knowledge of that at all. They just happened to get lucky when some guy dropped a prototype iPhone in their laps and walked off with a cool 5 large.

Then, instead of maybe having some engineers check it out or something, they rip out their own tools and giddily start to tear the thing apart. Imagine the kudos Gizmodo could've gotten if they had some people with a clue look it over, and maybe figured out a potential antenna issue before anyone else even had the phone in their hands? Talk about a lost opportunity, but it's clear from the start that these guys had gold and squandered it like a bunch of kids.

I don't blame Gizmodo. I mean, if no one knew they were just a bunch of inept geeks with a blog before all this, despite demonstrating it at CES, well, whose fault is that?

 

No. Why would it?

Apple had already announced it at WWDC - so people knew about the phone anyway. Why would it possibly affect the release date?

The only thing it could have prompted was an earlier announcement, and we know it didn't.

So it had no effect at all.

 

No you are thinking about the wrong iPhone, the iPhone 3GS was announced on June 8, 2009 and Launch day was June 19, 2009.

Pre-orders began on June 8th and they accepted pre-orders for Free June 19 (Launch Day) delivery until June 16.

The biggest challenge this year was the suppliers (quantity and quality), and the delivery schedules. This along with the increased demand, due to the iPhone 4 being a new platform instead of just a faster processor and screen coating like the iPhone 3GS.

Dave

 

The phone just sold 1.7 million.....there is nothing wrong. Gizmodo has nothing on Apple.

 

who cares? Not most of us, that's for sure!

 

I think you are right, and they should pay for it.

 

Your not wrong. The whole thing seems rushed and im having to make do with a cheap case i got off ebay. Gona buy a decent one when available though. Argh