Today Apple had there press conference for the issues concerning the iPhone 4. Does Apple do the right thing? Is there a recall? Read on, watch the video inside to find out.
Apple’s attack of the issue basically came down to giving away free cases for all iPhone 4 users and new buyers until September 30th. They also are giving money back to users that have already purchase the case or bumper from them. They also made some comparisons of other smartphones such as the Blackberry 9700 (Bold) and the Samsung Omnia II.
To me Apple is willing selling you a flawed product while may not happen to everyone they are saying we will sell it flawed for now and give you a case to prevent this issue from happening but you have to use this case to prevent this issue fully. Accessories should be an option not a requirement and it seems here that it’s a requirement.
I also find that Apple is hurting the Case manufactures for then next couple of months with this free case which seems to be a way of pushing the cost of a recall a bit off to the case companies who will lose profit and will cost apple a little but not a lot down the line when compared to a recall. Also making the comparison of reception issues to two smartphones that are conveniently Verizon phones is a bit tacky in my opinion as this is about them and their issue and pointing out others doesn’t make it any better. Also I found this overall conference to have a vibe more focused on Apple investors rather than consumers. It seems like the stock price was a more of a concern than the consumer who is affect by this.
It will be very interesting to see how this will affect apple as this issue tied into the Gizmodo issues have created a not so smooth launch for Apple which is strange thing for them.
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