It's a fair question. Mainly, I can still return the phone and go back to my 3GS, so I'm not really risking anything by getting it. I also thought a lot of the reports of problems sounded overhyped.
It's one thing to point out a product flaw, it's another thing to point out an APPLE product flaw. There seems to be a circle-jerk sadistic kind of glee in a lot of coverage about the problems. It borders on ridiculous ridicule of Apple/Jobs/iPhone "fanboys" etc. and I now add a large grain of salt to just about all of it. If you've read the comments so far, you no doubt know what I'm taking about.
And yes, I meant "ridiculous ridicule". for example, cnn.com was presenting video of some dweeb wrapping his phone in duct tape. It's ridicule of the iPhone, but it's ridiculous in and of itself. After seeing stuff like that, it's easier to think the complaints are overhyped or even bullshit.
So I figured I'd try the phone myself. I want the new processor, better camera, etc. and I know from previous experience that Apple is a safe bet to do right by the customer (even more so if I'm within the return period:) ).
I just picked up my iPhone 4 last night and verified all the problems that have been reported. I doubt Apple will do a full recall though it's not outside the realm of possibility. What I think they'll do is offer the bands for free (refunds to all who bought them already) and penalty-free returns for dissatisfied customers.
The antenna issue is the most visible problem, but the proximity sensor problem is also troubling. I'm hopeful that it'll be solved by software update.
The antenna is a hardware problem and it's not going to be fixed by software, however many bars the screen displays. The one call I've made on it was choppy as hell until I repositioned my hand, then it was clear as a bell. I'm holding off on buying a case for my phone until I see what Apple announces.
I'm sure there's an iPhone 4.1 in development. These problems won't exist on iPhones sold in a few months.
Here's a guess: Could these problems have been overlooked because of their field testing? The field units were placed in dummy cases which would have prevented physical contact with the antenna.
Just to throw a factoid out there, I installed XFree86 on my MacBookPro (OS X 10.4), then used apt-get to install ethereal yesterday. It works fine. There are also pre-chewed installers like Fink and Fink Commander out there which will install packages, check dependencies, etc. Sorry that I don't have more info to lay out there - I'm not a linux power user (though I do consider myself somewhat "clued"), just a guy who needed to install ethereal on his mac and found a way to do so. HTH
I have enough machines lying around that I'd like a free copy of Vista. I signed up using my yahoo email account and the reply from Microsoft didn't show up in an hour, so I signed up using my.Mac account. The reply was immediate. The confirmation showed up on my yahoo bulk folder 22 hours later. Either this is yahoo's spam filter causing the delay, or Mac users are being given preference.
Her attitude is why I buy used CDs where possible. It's cheaper for me, they've already gotten their royalty, and I have a hard copy to prove I didn't pirate / steal / borrow their crap.
If I had mod points, they'd be yours.
Next thing you know, Dvorak will come out with a sensible and non-stupid article on Macs, and at that point I drop technology altogether and start farming for a living.
12.5 million? They won't even put down their whiskey to sign that check. 4,200 hours of indie radio hurts them a little more - do they have to run it in drive time, or can they bury it in 2-hour shows early Sunday mornings?
It's all useless, though, since Broadcasters would admit to no wrongdoing. Let's have some punishment, people!
Kick the high-rated players out of Rumble Training. Nothing quite like getting cut up by a 34 who is still "training". If they have to be there, handicap 'em somehow.
Highest-rank players should never have host. Best skills + no lag = waste of everyone else's time.
Remove the lunge from melee, or at least don't allow sword-whores that aren't connected with the ground to change direction and lunge another fifteen feet just because their reticule went red.
That said, adding a second to the sword-draw makes sense, too. Someone can be airborne, take a shot, switch to the sword, lunge, and get the kill before touching the ground again.
If you see a piece of land and think about selling it back to McDonalds, that's one thing. Domain names are a bit different. If you bought McDonalds.com back in 1993 and tried to tell it to the corporation, without having any legitimate claim to it (as if you owned a "McDonald's Tire and Dental" or your name was actually McDonald or something), then you're a cybersquatter. It's not a piece of land, it's their name, and having bought it first is not sufficient right to owning someone else's older trade or business name.
It's not owning one piece of land, it's owning the piece of land - someone's name. And yeah, it does make you a bad guy, extorting $$ from people for something you're not using and/or have no claim to other than "I bought it first".
Yes, but #2 and #6 sound, um, wrong. Apple users don't talk like that, Xbox Live junkies do.
And if anything, we'd be "r4n+in b0u+ da 1n+3rf4c3!!1!1". Also, fuck market share. Roaches have market share and no one sings their praises....
Oh yeah, and Step 5 is really step 1, 3, 7, 8 and 12-18 inclusive.
Yeah, TiVO supports this. I wish my DirecTiVO (much like the previous poster's Dish Network-based tivo clone) would support these technologies. When DirecTV allows TivoToGo with my R10, I'll be thrilled. As it is, they've been dragging their feet for at least two years...
Why do people want to give Apple a break for exhibiting the same behavior that Microsoft gets lambasted for?
Apple is not exhibiting the same behavior. Apple has never required me to call anyone because I swapped out my motherboard/hard drive/cpu/network card/etc..
but switch to some non-Apple hardware and your 'AlwaysActivated(TM)' turns into 'NeverActivated(TM)'.
"switch to some" != "switch some". If you've got beefs with the Apple license, fine, but Apple is not doing what MS does.
In the US, one of the primary reasons for the abolishment of prohibition was the social acceptability of flaunting the law. People decided that the occassional drunkard was better to deal with than a society that thought it was OK to ignore the government.
Could the copyright argument go this far? If people sing "Happy Birthday" in defiance of who owns the copyright, it could be the slippery slope of disobedience that no government wants. They'd be teaching their kids, with positive reinforcement, that it's OK to disobey things you don't like.
If his arguments prove to be a successful defense to file sharing on Kazaa, does that mean that all users on Kazaa just got a "get out of jail free" card? (is kazaa even still around?)
I agree (his Mac columns are stellar examples of rectocranial insertion syndrome), but in this case I bet he's got a point. Which is kind of a bummer. I mean, it's Dvorak, leader of the clueless.
HAHAHAhahahahahah no they don't. They become more oppressive.
You'll re-buy parts of your music collection every time there's a format change or a hardware change.
You will have to pay more for used CDs (the RIAA argues royalties are owed to the artists for each sale, not just first sale).
You will have to pay fees to the RIAA for the purchase of blank media, since it can be used for infringing purposes.
More frivolous lawsuits that cost them little but potentially innocent defendants a lot.
I'd much rather their lawyers were busy tangling with LimeWire than thinking more ways to tighten their copyright noose.
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It's one thing to point out a product flaw, it's another thing to point out an APPLE product flaw. There seems to be a circle-jerk sadistic kind of glee in a lot of coverage about the problems. It borders on ridiculous ridicule of Apple/Jobs/iPhone "fanboys" etc. and I now add a large grain of salt to just about all of it. If you've read the comments so far, you no doubt know what I'm taking about.
And yes, I meant "ridiculous ridicule". for example, cnn.com was presenting video of some dweeb wrapping his phone in duct tape. It's ridicule of the iPhone, but it's ridiculous in and of itself. After seeing stuff like that, it's easier to think the complaints are overhyped or even bullshit.
So I figured I'd try the phone myself. I want the new processor, better camera, etc. and I know from previous experience that Apple is a safe bet to do right by the customer (even more so if I'm within the return period :) ).
The antenna issue is the most visible problem, but the proximity sensor problem is also troubling. I'm hopeful that it'll be solved by software update.
The antenna is a hardware problem and it's not going to be fixed by software, however many bars the screen displays. The one call I've made on it was choppy as hell until I repositioned my hand, then it was clear as a bell. I'm holding off on buying a case for my phone until I see what Apple announces.
I'm sure there's an iPhone 4.1 in development. These problems won't exist on iPhones sold in a few months.
Here's a guess: Could these problems have been overlooked because of their field testing? The field units were placed in dummy cases which would have prevented physical contact with the antenna.
Fine, then remove $#*! and put back the word "Shit". If they're going to be offended anyway, might as well make it count.
It's because of all those monkey drivers.
Brasil does that too. (Up from $100 five years ago for my last visa to BR).
Professor Peabody called. He wants the Way-Back machine returned with a full tank this time.
Thunderbolts and Lightning! Very, very Frightening!
Discuss.
Just to throw a factoid out there, I installed XFree86 on my MacBookPro (OS X 10.4), then used apt-get to install ethereal yesterday. It works fine. There are also pre-chewed installers like Fink and Fink Commander out there which will install packages, check dependencies, etc. Sorry that I don't have more info to lay out there - I'm not a linux power user (though I do consider myself somewhat "clued"), just a guy who needed to install ethereal on his mac and found a way to do so. HTH
I have enough machines lying around that I'd like a free copy of Vista. I signed up using my yahoo email account and the reply from Microsoft didn't show up in an hour, so I signed up using my .Mac account. The reply was immediate. The confirmation showed up on my yahoo bulk folder 22 hours later. Either this is yahoo's spam filter causing the delay, or Mac users are being given preference.
Her attitude is why I buy used CDs where possible. It's cheaper for me, they've already gotten their royalty, and I have a hard copy to prove I didn't pirate / steal / borrow their crap.
If I had mod points, they'd be yours. Next thing you know, Dvorak will come out with a sensible and non-stupid article on Macs, and at that point I drop technology altogether and start farming for a living.
It's all useless, though, since Broadcasters would admit to no wrongdoing. Let's have some punishment, people!
Highest-rank players should never have host. Best skills + no lag = waste of everyone else's time.
Remove the lunge from melee, or at least don't allow sword-whores that aren't connected with the ground to change direction and lunge another fifteen feet just because their reticule went red.
That said, adding a second to the sword-draw makes sense, too. Someone can be airborne, take a shot, switch to the sword, lunge, and get the kill before touching the ground again.
It's not owning one piece of land, it's owning the piece of land - someone's name. And yeah, it does make you a bad guy, extorting $$ from people for something you're not using and/or have no claim to other than "I bought it first".
And if anything, we'd be "r4n+in b0u+ da 1n+3rf4c3!!1!1".
Also, fuck market share. Roaches have market share and no one sings their praises....
Oh yeah, and Step 5 is really step 1, 3, 7, 8 and 12-18 inclusive.
Yeah, TiVO supports this. I wish my DirecTiVO (much like the previous poster's Dish Network-based tivo clone) would support these technologies. When DirecTV allows TivoToGo with my R10, I'll be thrilled. As it is, they've been dragging their feet for at least two years...
Apple is not exhibiting the same behavior. Apple has never required me to call anyone because I swapped out my motherboard/hard drive/cpu/network card/etc..
but switch to some non-Apple hardware and your 'AlwaysActivated(TM)' turns into 'NeverActivated(TM)'.
"switch to some" != "switch some". If you've got beefs with the Apple license, fine, but Apple is not doing what MS does.
Could the copyright argument go this far? If people sing "Happy Birthday" in defiance of who owns the copyright, it could be the slippery slope of disobedience that no government wants. They'd be teaching their kids, with positive reinforcement, that it's OK to disobey things you don't like.
If his arguments prove to be a successful defense to file sharing on Kazaa, does that mean that all users on Kazaa just got a "get out of jail free" card? (is kazaa even still around?)
Sorry, but you have to be Republican to get stuff from 'em.
I agree (his Mac columns are stellar examples of rectocranial insertion syndrome), but in this case I bet he's got a point. Which is kind of a bummer. I mean, it's Dvorak, leader of the clueless.
You'll re-buy parts of your music collection every time there's a format change or a hardware change.
You will have to pay more for used CDs (the RIAA argues royalties are owed to the artists for each sale, not just first sale).
You will have to pay fees to the RIAA for the purchase of blank media, since it can be used for infringing purposes.
More frivolous lawsuits that cost them little but potentially innocent defendants a lot.
I'd much rather their lawyers were busy tangling with LimeWire than thinking more ways to tighten their copyright noose.
No, that was yesterday. See the first reply.
It's sad that Dvorak has been verbed. It's sadder still that I understood it as I read it.