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Apple Hires Antenna Engineers. Really.

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you're-holding-it-wrong dept.

kangsterizer writes "Sometimes, news items are just about a good laugh. You may or may not like Apple, but the way it has been handling its antenna issue has been like a small tech soap opera — Steve Jobs, the CEO, saying 'not to hold the phone that way,' rumors of software issues, and the latest but most crunchy part, since the antenna issue has been widely discovered, on 23 June, several 'antenna engineer' positions opened up at Apple. Seems someone got fired: Antenna engineer job position 1, Antenna engineer job position 2, Antenna engineer job position 3." I just figure they did all their testing in California, where AT&T dropping calls is as common as $4 coffees.

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  1. Re:Messed up links by Pojut · · Score: 5, Funny

    "If you experience problems with links sending you to the wrong URLs, just don't click on them that way." -Steve Jobs, paraphrased

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  2. Equal Opportunities? by RMH101 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...must be left-handed

  3. Better than asking an interview question by petes_PoV · · Score: 4, Funny

    So candidate "X": how would you deal with RF absorbtion and detuning of a microwave antenna when brought into close proximity of a human body?
    < candidate answers, based on practical experience >
    Interviewer writes down answer, says "That's very interesting, next candidate please"

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  4. From the job listing: by genka · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hands on experience is required

  5. Just give it a different name by drewhk · · Score: 4, Funny

    iPhone noTouch

    1. Re:Just give it a different name by Trevelyan · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean:

      iPhone !Touch

  6. Re:Secrecy is a double edged sword. by hedwards · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because it's too expensive and time consuming to remove the word "beta" from the website?

  7. Yes... but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    a fanboi would probably suggest sucking Steve Jobs' dick as a solution.

    I tried that when my new phone starting dropping calls, but he kept telling me "not to hold it that way."


    ...
    Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week. Tip your waitress, try the veal.

  8. Re:Probably not antenna designers' fault by cdrudge · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only think you could blame the antenna engineer for is not properly stating what a bad idea it is.

    They did. They were ignored because form is more important then function (this is Apple remember). The product then launched. The engineers were then overheard saying "we told you so" in the halls one day. And now there are 3 positions that recently became available.

  9. Re:Secrecy is a double edged sword. by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Completely unrelated, but do you realize that even VHS tapes must have gone through beta-testing?

  10. Hammertime! by Urza9814 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now all Apple needs to do is make a commercial with MC Hammer.

    "Can't touch this!"

    Best part is, they could use the same video - it's already people dancing in front of a white background. Just crank up the contrast until the people turn into silhouettes, and add some headphones.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c4L4CPfQY8

  11. Re:The funny part is, it's still better than Andro by Pojut · · Score: 5, Funny

    What do you EXPECT me to do on these phones, anyway?

    I expect you to DIE, Mr. Bond.

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