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Apple To Hold iPhone 4 Press Conference

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-in-front-of-it dept.

teh31337one noted an Engadget report that Apple has announced an iPhone 4 Press Conference for Friday at 10am PT where presumably they will address all this wacky antenna stuff that has been happening.

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  1. They better get this right. by blcamp · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Be honest about what went wrong, and do right by the customers. Goodwill is the single most valuable asset a business can possess.

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  2. lolwut by Pojut · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apple's response so far seems to indicate (in my opinion, of course) that they have gotten too comfortable in their market position. "People will buy our shit no matter what, why should we fork out the cash to fix this?" is the vibe I got off them.

    It will be interesting to see what they have to say tomorrow.

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  3. Last verse, same as the first... by DWMorse · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If Apple were the kind of company to admit mistakes and fix problems, we'd have some word on resolving the iPhone 4 issues already. Instead, 'holding it wrong' and bumpers for everyone.

    This has, at best chance, to be a press conference releasing the white iPhone 4.

    And if I'm wrong, I'll gladly accept some egg on my face, and those in disagreement all get to say "I told you so."

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  4. Re:Private Conference by kai_hiwatari · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah Steve Jobs will come out say something like "Consumer Reports tested it the wrong way".

  5. Will be a hard pill to swallow... by recoiledsnake · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Will be a hard pill for Apple to swallow after the hyped up outlandish claims about the new antenna design

    "People have asked, 'What's this?' Some have even said, 'This doesn't seem like Apple.' What are these lines in this beautiful stainless steel band?

    Well, it turns out there's not just one of them, there's three of them. And they are part of the entire structure of this phone. That stainless steel band that runs around is the primary structural element of the phone, and there are these three slits in it.

    It turns out this is part of some brilliant engineering, which actually uses the stainless steel band as part of the antenna system. And so, one piece is Bluetooth, wifi, and GPS, and the other is UMTS and GSM. So it's got these integrated antennas right in the structure of the phone.

    It's never been done before and it's really cool engineering."

    Will be really hard to acknowledge a defect after all that hype.

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  6. It will go something like this... by nilbog · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Someone who is not Steve Jobs takes the stage...

    1. The iPhone for is our most successful iPhone ever. First day sales figures.
    2. iPhone 4 has better reception than any phone we've shipped.
    3. The reports of problems have been massively overblown.
    4. Still, even though there is not a problem, you can have a $30 giftcard and buy a bumper with it if you want.
    5. Some unrelated but big announcement to redirect attention (iPhone on Verizon, it will now come in green, etc.)

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