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Real Reason Why the White iPhone 4 Is Delayed
tekgoblin writes "There have been numerous reasons why the White iPhone 4 may be delayed with one reason being the color mismatch between the home button and the body. Well this time there is another reason. A source has told CultofMac that the reason for the delay is a light leakage issue caused by the case being clear. Light from the case leaks into pictures taken by the back and front camera on the white iPhone 4, causing distorted pictures. This problem is non-existent on the black iPhone 4, because of its already black case, so Apple has been looking for a solution to this problem, thus the delay of the White iPhone 4 till spring of next year."
Well, given the common explanation that the reason the iPhone has never had a replaceable battery is because Apple engineers couldn't figure out how to make it work, I'm not entirely surprised that they can't figure this one out.
On a more serious note, this is obviously a BS excuse. blocking light is just not that hard of a problem to solve. This is the kind of problem that should delay the product by all of about 3 hours while you decided whether you will put a piece of black paper, a piece of black plastic, or paint on the inside of the case.