If, by the September 30 deadline, Apple has made production changes and begins selling phones that do not need a bumper to function properly, it will be very unfair to the early adopters. This would not be like some new feature that the original phone did not have, it would be a new feature that the original phone was SUPPOSED to have. Personally, my phone does lose signal when touched on the corner, but it's never affected me, I bought a bumper because I always use a case and the bumper seemed like the best choice since the buttons work well and there is no flash distortion, but I still would like to have a reengineered phone if one comes out in the near future. When and if one does, Apple ought to offer some type of trade-in program.
