Thread: New iPhone - It's Wonderful!

Oh dear, they can't get *anything* right at the moment, can they?

And this is BEFORE the press conference!

iPhone customers are struggling to install Apple’s latest software patch and have been grumbling about the problems on Cupertino’s support forums.

iPhone customers lay into Apple after iOS 4.0.1 update fails to install

Heaven knows what we're going to read in the Sunday's when they've digested yesterday's hour-long cop out.

Especially when they read this:

iPhone 4: Why We’ve Reconsidered Its Rating

Ginny Mies and Melissa J. Perenson, PC World

If you were following this morning's Apple press conference, you may have seen PCWorld's name listed as one of the publications that lauded the iPhone 4 as the number one smartphone available. Unfortunately, after today's news and the number of issues that drove Apple to call this press conference in the first place, PCWorld has decided to take the iPhone 4 off our Top 10 Cell Phones chart and reassign it a "pending" rating.

While offering users a free bumper is a step in the right direction, it does not excuse the faulty hardware. Furthermore, there was no absolute promise on fixing the proximity sensor issues. Jobs said the company will "try" and get it fixed them in the next software update, but did not indicate exactly when that will happen. Nor did he provide an extension of the return period, to accommodate users who might be on the fence because of this issue.

We still stand by our praise of the camera, display, hardware aesthetics and user interface, as stated in the original review. But given all of the issues we've personally had with the phone, we cannot recommend the iPhone 4 to other consumers until these problems are fixed (iPhone 4 Fix: Many Questions Left Unanswered and iPhone 4 Hell: A Personal Tale of iPhone 4 Woes give more detailed accounts of some of the issues we've had with the phone). A bumper feels like a clumsy solution and the proximity sensor issues inexcusable for a smartphone of this caliber.

We will revisit the phone's rating and chart position when we receive the bumper and when the phone's proximity sensor is fixed

The author, William Stallings is the authority in the field... ill take his word over yours any day, or any wikipedia or other online source for that matter.

Originally Posted by mc2

The author, William Stallings is the authority in the field... ill take his word over yours any day, or any wikipedia or other online source for that matter.

Uh...huh....

I'm not questioning the author's authority or expertise ... I'm questioning yours.

Do let us know when you graduate, so we can send you cake and flowers.

...unless, that is, you decide to spend more time in academia.

Thanks, seriously, this was the funniest thing so far, out of all you threads.

Either way, you've pretty much lost any and all credibility and legitimacy (not that you had much to begin with).

Stages of dealing with grief:

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Daffy seems to be stuck in the first 2 stages, poor guy.
Nevertheless, watching him deal with his grief is quite amusing.

Originally Posted by mc2

Stages of dealing with grief:

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Daffy seems to be stuck in the first 2 stages, poor guy.
Nevertheless, watching him deal with his grief is quite amusing.

Mirror, much?

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

Originally Posted by mc2

Stages of dealing with grief:

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Daffy seems to be stuck in the first 2 stages, poor guy.
Nevertheless, watching him deal with his grief is quite amusing.

Mirror, much?

A normal stage 1 response.
Everyone is watching you daffy as you go through these tough times. We know it must be painful for you and all iPhone4 fanboys around the world. Keep trying. You can do it.

Originally Posted by Gerbil

...but he did offer to upgrade the wife.

WELL, I jumped on that and I can tell you today the reception issues are the same but the wife......




As you can see she has been properly trained how to hold the iPhone 4 by Apple

ROTFLOL!



I think you hit upon the truly magical marketing for Apple -- if that was their way to deal any dissatisfaction issues, they would have the highest customer satisfaction rate in the industry.

Oh wait, they already do.

Interesting results from a CNET Poll:

Are you satisfied with Apple giving away free bumpers to solve the iPhone 4's antenna woes?

• Yes, I'll happily take my free bumper 37%
• No, and I'm considering returning my phone 28%
• No, but I'll keep my phone anyway 13%
• I never had a problem in the first place 23%

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Interesting results from a CNET Poll:

Are you satisfied with Apple giving away free bumpers to solve the iPhone 4's antenna woes?

• Yes, I'll happily take my free bumper 37%
• No, and I'm considering returning my phone 28%
• No, but I'll keep my phone anyway 13%
• I never had a problem in the first place 23%

hhhmmmmmmmm

37+28+13+23=?

Originally Posted by mr Fred

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Interesting results from a CNET Poll:


Are you satisfied with Apple giving away free bumpers to solve the iPhone 4's antenna woes?

• Yes, I'll happily take my free bumper 37%
• No, and I'm considering returning my phone 28%
• No, but I'll keep my phone anyway 13%
• I never had a problem in the first place 23%

hhhmmmmmmmm

37+28+13+23=?

It is called rounding

Originally Posted by sccrhound

Originally Posted by mr Fred

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Interesting results from a CNET Poll:


Are you satisfied with Apple giving away free bumpers to solve the iPhone 4's antenna woes?

• Yes, I'll happily take my free bumper 37%
• No, and I'm considering returning my phone 28%
• No, but I'll keep my phone anyway 13%
• I never had a problem in the first place 23%

hhhmmmmmmmm

37+28+13+23=?

It is called rounding

Let's try another one, I'm sure Daffy is reading even if he is in hiding.


I'm satisfied 40% (17,762 votes)
I'm unsure 13% (5,523 votes)
I'm unsatisfied 47% (20,599 votes)
Total Votes: 43,884

And the original CNET Poll:

* Yes, I'll happily take my free bumper 37%
* No, and I'm considering returning my phone 29%
* No, but I'll keep my phone anyway 14%
* I never had a problem in the first place 20%
* Total votes: 14409


Way to go, Stevie boy!

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Yes, I'll happily take my free bumper 37%

Originally Posted by larvidchr

Apple will give a free iphone 4 cover for all, and the ones already having bought a cover will get the money back.

They will continue to work on the problem (that's really not a problem according to Job. )

July 30 iphone 4 will be sold in 17 Countries more.

And thats it.

you forgot the last part,

"apple OwnED your arse again, thanks for playing, see you again tomorrow"

Hmmm Mobile Gazette aren't convinced:

Our opinion is this: Apple are still in denial about the faults. Thousands of customers are unhappy, although it is fair to say that many more customers are probably very happy with their purchase. Apple still deny that the antenna design is flawed, but their offer of free bumpers is surely a tacit admission that there's a problem. Although it may well be true that only a small number of people have a significant problem, Apple's technical explanation seems like flimflam. Many customers will not be happy with the bumper solution, although we expect that it will please the majority of them. However, we could still see this one in court at some time in the future.

Honestly, almost every person on the planet knows what the problem is (except Daffy).

How hard is it?



Even they say: "Apple really need to cut the crap and fix the iPhone 4 before they do lasting damage to themselves and their brand."

only a few hundred thousands not happy, while millions are happy, who cares

marketing victims probably don't use it as a phone anyhow, more like a symbol status

I think you hit upon the truly magical marketing for Apple -- if that was their way to deal any dissatisfaction issues, they would have the highest customer satisfaction rate in the industry.

Oh wait, they already do.

"No, and I'm considering returning my phone 28%"

Yep, there's a high rate of customer satisfaction if ever I saw one.

^ Right, we covered that - the famous 'time travel' comment, which you are doing your darnedest to forget and ignore.

^ Right, we covered that - the famous 'time travel' comment, which you are doing your darnedest to forget and ignore.

Oh, hey, in other news:

Google halting Nexus One sales through official store after current inventory depleted -- Engadget

Google shuttering the Nexus One? Say it ain't so!

(The reason this is bad news, is that it is one of only totally unlocked Android phones available. Good luck finding many other not carrier locked Android phones).

I think Andy Ihnatko summarized it best:

iPhone 4 Press Conference – The Post-Game Wrapup – Andy Ihnatko's Celestial Waste of Bandwidth (BETA)

Steve Jobs didn’t fall to his knees, rend his garment, clasp his hands together, and beg for forgiveness from users and stockholders.

This has upset many people.

These people are idiots.

^ yeh but Andy Ihnatko is a fanboy, whenever he talks about apple nobody takes him seriously.

^ Oh, fanbois take him seriously... which is all that matters. He's not a mainstream journalist, like David Pogue... and he's spot on in describing you.

Uh huh.

... and you are getting awfully defensive.