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34% of iPhone Owners Think the 4 Is 4G

Posted by samzenpus on from the this-one-doesn't-even-go-to-4 dept.

tekgoblin writes "An interesting study was just released by Retrevo which indicates that a startling 34% of iPhone 4 owners are confused to what '4' actually means. iPhone owners who had an iPhone 3G knew that the 3G actually stood for 3G so that is where the confusion has stemmed from. iPhone 4 owners think that the 4 means 4G."

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  1. In other news by MaskedSlacker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    consumers are stupid. Film of them accidentally hitting themselves in the balls at 11.

    1. Re:In other news by Kenja · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Q: "What kind of processor is in that?"
      A: "Who cares? What does it matter?"

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      "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
    2. Re:In other news by _0xd0ad · · Score: 3, Informative

      Actually TFA pointed out that the Android users were the only ones who could correctly answer that they "already own one", since there are 4G Android phones on the market (such as the HTC Evo 4G and the Samsung Infuse 4G). There is no such thing as a 4G iPhone or Blackberry; they don't exist yet.

    3. Re:In other news by ArhcAngel · · Score: 3

      If people think the 4 is 4G, that's not really Apple's fault

      Are you that naive? It was TOTALLY their intention to imply it was "faster" just like every current implementation of 4G out (LTE included) is not in fact 4G. 4G has not been deployed commercially anywhere yet. Companies spend millions figuring out ways to convince the consumer something about their product that isn't true. It will make them more desirable, less of a failure, more confident, the list goes on.

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      "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." - K
  2. Really? by Lev13than · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just 34%? There is absolutely no way that the number can be that low.

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    When you have nothing left to burn you must set yourself on fire
  3. cheap laugh by will_die · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-05-10/