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Apple Press Conference

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sander_h
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Who is following? i'm following from http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/live-from-apples-iphone-4-press-conference/?sort=newest&refresh=60 discuss
Jul 16 2010 1:03PM
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Dan.
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looks like instead of addressing the issue they are trying to throw every other manufacturer under the bus.
Jul 16 2010 1:14PM
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Balto
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they are trying to show that its not just an iphone issue, it happens with quite a few phones, i just did it on my blackberry after seeing that, but i, along with most people who own a phone of this style, never hold it that way, so its not an issue
Jul 16 2010 1:21PM
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1337
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but I hold my phones in my left hand :(
Jul 16 2010 1:23PM
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Balto
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they are taking a perfect approach to this. 0.55% applecare call ins, 1.7% returns. see people, this isnt an issue in everyday life. everyone i know with an iphone 4 has never had this problem unless they tried to do it
Jul 16 2010 1:25PM
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Peter.
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yeah i'm predicting they aren't gonna do anything, like not send out a case. just gonna say deal with it
Jul 16 2010 1:26PM
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Kornn101
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god fucking damn it i hate steve jobs.
Jul 16 2010 1:26PM
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Balto
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why? because he is one of the smartes business men in the world and the head of one of the largest brands in the world? i rather like steve, when you compare him to, lets say Mr. Gates, at leaste Jobs gets out infront of people to introduce the new product and talk about issues, not just send some press release out
Jul 16 2010 1:29PM
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1337
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10:30AM - “One for every iPhone 4, if you’ve bought one we’ll give you a refund, and we’ll keep this going through September 30th.”

10:29AM - “Secondly: a lot of people have told us the bumper solves the signal strength problem. Okay. Great. Let’s give everyone a case. We want to give everyone is going to get a free case.”

10:29AM - “It’s fun to have a story, but it’s less fun to be on the other end of it. So here’s what we’re going to do. Yesterday we released iOS 4.0.1 that fixes some of these bugs with our algorithm. We recommend every iPhone owner update to it.”
Jul 16 2010 1:31PM
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shibby
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Apple's marketing in the last few years has been truly pathetic. They have nothing good to say about their own products so they spend their time bashing others.

FFS someone should just bottle Steve Jobs and Dov Charney already, it would mark the beginning of the end for hipster retards.
Jul 16 2010 1:32PM
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Balto
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who called it?! this guy *points at self*
Jul 16 2010 1:32PM
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Peter.
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well i was wrong. looks like next week you get a free case, and you get your choice. refund too if you already bought one
Jul 16 2010 1:32PM
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1337
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yup

10:31AM - “And, if you’re still not happy even after getting a case, you can bring your iPhone 4 back undamaged for a full refund. We are going to take care of everyone. We want every user to be happy — and if we can’t make ‘em happy, we’ll give them a full refund.”

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Jul 16 2010 1:34PM
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Kornn101
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because his arrogance is startling and he's turning into the exact thing apple fought against in the 1984 ad.

i was an apple share holder and i am a developer who was hurt by 3.3.1 and they are fucking killing themselves and so now, i hate steve jobs.
Jul 16 2010 1:35PM
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49566738265
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It's as popular to hate Apple as to love them. The haters are just as tunnel visioned as the fans.

Congrats guys, you spend your lives hating on people who purchase computers. Hope Walgreens has a sale on KY jelly for you. Pathetic.
Jul 17 2010 6:31PM
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nomensteven
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Jul 17 2010 6:38PM
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MrYeates
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I like my Droid X.... for this reason right here.
Jul 17 2010 8:55PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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to bad you cant root it....
Jul 17 2010 8:57PM
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chapz
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sorry but you do realize bill gates isnt associated with microsoft anymore right? bill and his wife are working with their foundation, and not even working with microsoft at this point. steve ballmer is the steve jobs equivalent for microsoft.
Jul 17 2010 9:05PM
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nomensteven
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Obviously Balmer is the better of the two:



Jul 17 2010 9:18PM
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chapz
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hey there, i never said one was better than the other... all i said was ballmer's position for microsoft is the same as jobs for apple!
Jul 17 2010 9:20PM
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MrYeates
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It ill be rooted soon enough.
Jul 17 2010 10:03PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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no, you cant root the droid x...

"...eFuse will shut down a phone with an unapproved bootloader -- but it won't brick the phone, it just needs "approved software" to be dropped back on there."

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/motorola-responds-to-droid-x-bootloader-controversy-says-efuse/
Jul 17 2010 10:11PM
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antwone
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my blackberry has reception problems when i put my hand over the antenna and i think its fairly normal
Jul 17 2010 10:14PM
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