(Note: Unsurprisingly, the video will not play using Safari on my Mac pro. Use Camino or Firefox if you want the video – Safari only gets you the words, and doubtless those will be censored by 1 Infinite Loop any day, too).<\/i><\/p>\n
Here’s a simpler “a picture is worth a thousand words” explanation from an engineer. Me.<\/p>\n
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Apple needs to “Do a Tylenol”. When that analgesic’s maker was landed with the problem of poisoned pills, they recalled every tablet in the world. The difference is that with the iPhone, few will likely die owing to non-existant reception (“Honey, I have chest pains, call the hospital”) but the error here is of the manufacturer’s making.<\/p>\n
Apple in deep denial? Heck, Joe Stalin would be proud of their behavior<\/a>. <\/p>\n So, Apple, how is your arrogance quotient today?<\/p>\n Be sensible. Wait for iPhone 5.<\/p>\n And it will be a long time before Apple’s hubris will admit error. Heck, they will fix it quietly<\/a> and ship a better model. That’s about consonant with the falling standards of integrity at Apple.<\/p>\n Disclosure: No AAPL position. Are you nuts?<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An engineer’s explanation Watch this Bloomberg video with the Consumer Reports (no ads, no conflicts) editor saying how the iPhone 4 is fatally flawed and you will understand why I was lucky to learn of the rumors right before setting out to pick mine up. I cancelled. I was right to do so. (Note: Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading Why the iPhone 4 sucks<\/span>