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35% Consumers Want iPhone 5... Sight Unseen
judgecorp writes "Apple's iPhone 5 is not announced yet, but 35 percent of consumers say they will buy it, when it comes out, even though they know nothing about it. The figure comes from an online survey of 3,000 US consumers by Experian's PriceGrabber shopping website."
They're probably people like me who own the 3gs (or older), still had time too much time on their plans (or who thought the 4 didn't quite justify an upgrade), and believe the next one is likely a good time to step up.
Apple marketing department: Bend over ... this will be a pleasant surprise
Apple fanboi: Yes please
It makes me wonder what the percentage is for Windows users and the next version of Windows.
Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.
You mean in the same way other handset manufacturer's also told their own user the 'proper' way to hold a phone?
http://member.america.htc.com/download/Web_materials/Manual/HTC_Ozone/Ozone_Users+Manual.pdf
http://member.america.htc.com/download/Web_materials/Manual/DROID_ERIS_Verizon/DROID_ERIS_Verizon_English_UM_11_5.pdf
These types of instructions are common for any phone, smart or otherwise.
You are confusing two different problems with radio transmissions. In one instance, the hand is obstructing the antenna, thereby decreasing the signal. In the other instance, you are shorting the antenna and thereby interfering with the transmission. There is little you can do to prevent objects from blocking the path of the radio signal. But you're damned stupid to put a bare antenna right along the edge of a device meant to be held in the hand. Have you never used rabbit ear antennas in your life?
and are expecting the next generation to be the same but faster and plain better
You mean like how the new versions of Final Cut Pro and OS X Server are big improvements over their predecessors?
Let's ask someone with a clue: Why we’re betting everything on FCP X
Fandroids hate facts.