Op, do not worry about the outcome. Apple is not a knockoff, it's the real deal and as always, they will top that off with a nice sweet phone that will be dancing circles around those cheap knockoffs 😉
The phrase is "I couldn't care less...". You, on the other hand, have expressed that you do care to some degree as you have stated that you could reduce the amount of caring further.
Oh, and before someone lambasts me, English is my second language.
So if the screen was smaller, in a plastic housing that was 1" thick you wouldn't care one bit as long as the software and upgrades were there? Doubt it.
The phrase is "I couldn't care less...". You, on the other hand, have expressed that you do care to some degree as you have stated that you could reduce the amount of caring further.
Oh, and before someone lambasts me, English is my second language.
As I said before, clones come out after the iPhone is announced, the iPhone 4 clones were an exception as the design was leaked very early. You're getting worked up over assumptions, it's not worth it.
Have you seen the iPhone 4 clone, also horrific. But the real deal is mostly slimmed down and put together better. If you slim this clone down give it a bigger screen and thinner bezel...you got a gorgeous phone. I myself hope they won't get to far of the 4 model, just slightly thinner a bigger screen and I'm happy. A tappered design is ergonomically not that great to make pictures in landscape mode is my guess. So I hope they stick with the 4 design with some modifications even is it's a clone of the Chinese clone ;-)