Apple: No early knowledge of iPhone 4 antenna issues

Well, Bloomburg can't be trusted anyway. I mean, I just saw this article today: "Bloomberg News misrepresents its own Obama/BP polling results". So they screwed up on their own polling, much less this.

I doubt Apple would of shipped the iPhone 4 with such an issue if they knew about it. If they did, I am sure they would of delayed the launch to late this month or even some time in August. Plus, this issue had to slip past the FCC during their testing as well.

I'm not denying there is a problem but it's hard to really know what's going on with the mixed reports. Plus, the elephant in the room here that none of them are reporting is NOT ALL iPhone 4 owners are experencing the issue (including myself).

Also, I am not surprised there's going to be no recall. I don't think Apple has ever done one in their history. They will more than likely (if Apple reports it's a hardware issue) give the fixed compoents to the Genius Bar so they can repair affected iPhone 4s, or offer to send it to Apple.

what are fans going to whine about after apple deploys a solution to the antenna problem?

i'm going to bet on iPod Touch storage space, iPad not getting 4G, and MacBooks without bluray.

The (horribly overpriced) bumpers that came out at product launch is the one and only proof you need that they knew about the (big or small) issues with the antenna and they shipped the phone anyway. If it was a small or negligible signal loss then why would they bring out any official rubber bumpers for such a minimal and clean design?

They will not issue a recall (iPhones are not exploding or cracking their screens on their own) and I find it highly improbable that they will even give out free bumpers (a cheap solution that admits antenna issues). It will most probably be a press event talking about how magical iOS 4.1 is and on the side addressing those Apple haters that overstate a non-issue using iPhone 4 sales as proof. The reality distortion field will go off the charts but I'm afraid this time it's too late.

and the iPhone4 still has problems connevting (or staying connected) to an MCell

It's clear many people are going to believe what they want to believe no matter what. Before this Bloomberg story, no one was claiming Jobs had been "warned" about the antennae issue and ignored it. Now people read this sourceless story, want to believe negative things about Apple, and refuse to believe Apple's sourced statement that it's simply not true. In fact, that's the ONLY thing said in the WSJ article that gives a name and not their overused "sources familiar with the issue." Hell, I'm "familiar with the issue."

Come on folks, I teach 6th graders & even they know to value the sourced material over the sourceless. But, if you are hellbent on conspiracy theories and the "evil" of Apple, then so be it.

Unsourced rumors to Bloomberg help put downward pressure on Apple's stock prior to their earnings announcement on 7/20 where they will crush the estimates (as usual).

Money making scheme for the big boys.

I do hope they come up with a solution at the event tomorrow though.

Apple will offer a discount on bumpers, that is all.

Maybe 25% or 50%. No way will they give them away free.

That's my guess at their solution. No recall. No redesign. Just a discount on bumpers.

BS they definitely knew.

Is this the meeting that happened at Cupertino a week or two ago?

http://www.youtube.com/user/ianjw#p/u/0/haqsPnvK35E

Maybe they'll hand out a packet of clean nail polish or epoxy to put over the antenna. Like they did with the paper clip.

:P

I still don't feel it's as big as an issue as people that are making it out to be. Just me though. Most people will experience different results, so it's hard to say ever iPhone out there is faulty when it can also be the conductivity of the person holding it.

Who knows. Hopefully Apple will clear things up tomorrow. I want my white iPhone 4