There's multiple things they could do. Issue free bumpers and try to ride on that. Do a bit of a recall and try to fix them if something like a coating will actually work (which i'm skeptical of). Do nothing.
Obviously there's a lot of demand for iphone 4's..issue or not.
What apple has to be concerned about is this. Joe Blow is watching CNN thinking you need duct tape to make calls on the new iphone. If not the iphone 4, then what? Go back to a 3GS? I doubt many will do this. But here comes that new Captivate phone on AT&T boasting a fabulous screen and Droid's and Evo's (as well as the Galaxy S) loom on other carriers.
All of Apple's eggs are in one basket. I've already mentioned that i'm not a fan of the iphone 4's design though it could easily win a beauty contest. I'm talking about usability. A bumper or case hides this beauty anyways but makes it downright maddening to use accessories with.
I still say tweak (or not..or bump the storage to 64gb) the 3GS form factor just a bit and offer a "classic" version of the iphone 4. Offer to swap it out as a permanent solution for those with antenna problems. The prettier version will still sell like hotcakes and come with a Bumper (i'm surprised they haven't acted to give Bumpers away already).
Obviously there's a lot of demand for iphone 4's..issue or not.
What apple has to be concerned about is this. Joe Blow is watching CNN thinking you need duct tape to make calls on the new iphone. If not the iphone 4, then what? Go back to a 3GS? I doubt many will do this. But here comes that new Captivate phone on AT&T boasting a fabulous screen and Droid's and Evo's (as well as the Galaxy S) loom on other carriers.
All of Apple's eggs are in one basket. I've already mentioned that i'm not a fan of the iphone 4's design though it could easily win a beauty contest. I'm talking about usability. A bumper or case hides this beauty anyways but makes it downright maddening to use accessories with.
I still say tweak (or not..or bump the storage to 64gb) the 3GS form factor just a bit and offer a "classic" version of the iphone 4. Offer to swap it out as a permanent solution for those with antenna problems. The prettier version will still sell like hotcakes and come with a Bumper (i'm surprised they haven't acted to give Bumpers away already).
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