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Where is Steve Jobs? Two years ago, the iPhone 4 was released and users quickly experienced issues with the antenna built directly into the case. The furor p
by adnrw 14y ago
Where is Steve Jobs?
Two years ago, the iPhone 4 was released and users quickly experienced issues with the antenna built directly into the case. The furor prompted Apple to publicly apologize for the mistake and offer some quick fix to deal with an offering that wasn’t fully there yet.
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In journalism, there is a rule of 3s: 3 similar events are generally seen as making up a trend. So it appears that, with the last 3 releases, Apple has had at least one major issue. In the old Steve Jobs days, products weren’t released until they were considered good enough; in the post Steve Jobs era, it appears that this form of quality control may be suffering.
This article is tripe. Steve Jobs was front and centre at the public event explaining the antenna issues with the iPhone 4 and he was certainly involved heavily in its development. To use it as an example of Apple faltering without him is just ridiculous.
It's a shame, because the Maps update Apple shipped with iOS6 is definitely two steps backward and that's worth talking about, but it's hard to take someone seriously when they start off with something stupid like that.
Edit: minor formatting
- tristan_louis 14y agoAt the time of Antennagate, Steve Jobs was already sick and more removed from daily operations. In fact, he was ridiculed for initially claiming that you should hold the phone in a different way. That's why I argue that the shift started then.