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>It's hard to think of any other major tech product where it's acceptable to shift so much blame on the user. Apple's Response to iPhone 4 Antenna Problem: You
by Maxious 1y ago
>It's hard to think of any other major tech product where it's acceptable to shift so much blame on the user.
Apple's Response to iPhone 4 Antenna Problem: You're Holding It Wrong
https://www.wired.com/2010/06/iphone-4-holding-it-wrong/ https://www.wired.com/2010/06/iphone-4-holding-it-wrong/
- wiether 1y agoI don't see how the Antennagate can be qualified as "acceptable" since it caused a big public uproar and Apple had to settle a class action lawsuit. https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-antennagate-scandal-timeline-10-year-anniversary-2020-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-antennagate-scandal-ti...
- 8note 1y agoit didnt end the iphone as a brand, or end smart phones altogether though. how much did that uproar and settlement matter?
- davely 1y agoMobile phone manufacturers were telling users this long before the iPhone was ever invented. e.g., Nokia 1600 user guide from 2005 (page 16) [0] [0] https://www.instructionsmanuals.com/sites/default/files/2019-05/Nokia-1600-en.pdf https://www.instructionsmanuals.com/sites/default/files/2019...
- TeMPOraL 1y agoThe important difference is that in your example, it was the manufacturer telling customers they're holding it wrong. With LLMs, the vendors say no such things - it's the actual users that are saying this to their peers.