Nokia and RIM Respond To Apple's Antenna Claims

awyeah writes "In response to Apple's press conference, where videos of a few devices were shown losing signal bars with a tight grip, RIM and Nokia have both taken shots at Apple. RIM's co-CEOs say that Apple's claims 'appear to be deliberate attempts to distort the public's understanding of an antenna design issue and to deflect attention from Apple's difficult situation.' Meanwhile, Nokia, noting that they are pioneers in antenna design and were the first company to bring to market a phone with an internal antenna, prioritizes 'antenna performance over physical design if they are ever in conflict.'"

Comments

Re:Erm...

[frosty_tsm]

Apple has and always will be a company that prioritizes looks and simplicity over function. It's the same reason their products have almost no user options. They are too complicated. They force you to use the product the way they want you to.

+1 Excellent use of bold.

Drop signal is *uncommon*

[aepervius]

I dunno where you all live, but even while biking in the countryside in europe I *never* had call dropped, never heard of people getting call dropped that much either, except for battery power drain. And seeing how some people cite a 1.4% drop rate, I would like to know if it is the europe drop rate, or the US one. My experience (albeit much much more limited than in europe) is that in comparison the US coverage simply sucks rapidely when you got out of cities, and sometimes even within cities (NY).

Re:Steve and his FUD

[masmullin]

Public: Why the bad antenna Steve? Aren't we friends?

Steve Jobs:I ain't got no motherfucking friends. That's why I fucked your bitch you fat motherfucker {Take Money} West Side. Bad Boy Killers {Take Money}. You know who the realist is. $%^&*# we bring it to {Take Money} (ha ha, that's alright)