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I wouldn't say Apple got away with it. My beautiful wife is looking for smartphones at the moment and asked for my run down - the antenna problem and Apple's on

I wouldn't say Apple got away with it. My beautiful wife is looking for smartphones at the moment and asked for my run down - the antenna problem and Apple's ongoing efforts to pass the buck (both in this instance, and in a lot of App Store criticism) were the first things I raised. Having said that, she'll likely still get an iPhone. Ultimately, she'll benefit most from what Apple do best - closed garden simplicity. So by that measurement, you could argue they did get away with it.

Anechoic 16y ago
> I wouldn't say Apple got away with it. [...] Having said that, she'll likely still get an iPhone. It looks like Apple did get away with it.
- JacobAldridge 16y ago
  Which was the purpose for my second paragraph. But for every person like my beautiful wife, there will be someone (or some fraction of someone) for whom the anntena problem will convince them to make a difference decision. So I stand by my point that, in my recollection, Apple handled it poorly, that left a lasting effect on the population, and that lasting effect, however small, means they didn't break all the PR rules and get away with it.
  - danilocampos 16y ago
    >there will be someone (or some fraction of someone) for whom the anntena problem will convince them to make a difference decision. From Apple's last earnings call: "Tim [Cook]: If you look at iPhone, we had record sales with 16.2 million units sold in quarter. As Peter said, we believe we could sell more if we had more supply" If what you're saying is true, and perhaps it is for around 200 nerds scattered around the world, it seems to be irrelevant to Apple's bottom line.
danilocampos 16y ago
You raised points that had absolutely no bearing on her day-to-day use of the phone. And that's the point. Making something that works extraordinarily well, when no one else can, means never having to say you're sorry.

Anechoic 16y ago

> I wouldn't say Apple got away with it. [...] Having said that, she'll likely still get an iPhone. It looks like Apple did get away with it.

JacobAldridge 16y ago
Which was the purpose for my second paragraph. But for every person like my beautiful wife, there will be someone (or some fraction of someone) for whom the anntena problem will convince them to make a difference decision. So I stand by my point that, in my recollection, Apple handled it poorly, that left a lasting effect on the population, and that lasting effect, however small, means they didn't break all the PR rules and get away with it.
- danilocampos 16y ago
  >there will be someone (or some fraction of someone) for whom the anntena problem will convince them to make a difference decision. From Apple's last earnings call: "Tim [Cook]: If you look at iPhone, we had record sales with 16.2 million units sold in quarter. As Peter said, we believe we could sell more if we had more supply" If what you're saying is true, and perhaps it is for around 200 nerds scattered around the world, it seems to be irrelevant to Apple's bottom line.

danilocampos 16y ago

You raised points that had absolutely no bearing on her day-to-day use of the phone. And that's the point. Making something that works extraordinarily well, when no one else can, means never having to say you're sorry.