The look of free: iPhone 4 cases offered by Apple

Speck Tartan.

Why is Apple only offering the black bumper? Especially since it's only offering the black iPhone? And every other free case is either black, grey or clear (and therefore black).

But in particular, why just black bumpers? I'm assuming that to get as many made as quickly as possible, all production lines have been shifted to black. That sucks.

Has it hit anyone else that Apple is delivering cases 3-5 weeks after they're ordered but only allows for a thirty day return policy. So it's likely that the 30-day return policy expires before you have the chance to see if the case improves reception. Nice.

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You posted the wrong incase one, they were solid incase snap cases, not the ones with the holes.

So this morning I got a notice from Apple saying the refund for my purchased bumper is being refunded. Then tonight I got an email saying I'm eligible for a free case. I purchased the phone and bumper on separate cards. Did I somehow get both a refund and a free case?

Here's an interesting twist others have alluded to: as best as I can tell, the bumper refund program and the case program are two *separate* programs with separate terms and conditions. This has some interesting consequences for those of us who already purchased bumpers: it would seem we are free to participate in both.

A quirk in my specific situation adds additional support to this idea. I bought five bumpers from Apple the first time I actually saw them in the store: one for each of four different phones (mine, my wife's, and my parents'), and one extra which I had been intending to return. I have received a refund for all five. In fact, my parents have already reimbursed me for their bumpers, so now I owe them some dough.

So it would *seem*, at least, that the bumper refunds are simply proceeding without regard to where they actually ended up.

I'm getting really pissed. Why only the black bumper? Why only black cases? And why isn't the Invisishield from Zagg included? They say they've tested and it solves the problem as well as a case, plus it leaves your iPhone 4 looking the way it was designed! (It's also cheaper than any of the cases.)

I'm in Canada, and I was planning to be in line next Friday for the roll-out. Now I'm thinking along with Paul Turner that maybe it would be wiser to wait for the inevitable redesign. Except, since I upgraded my 3G to iOS 4, it runs about as well as Windows Vista on a 286!

If Apple can make an upset customer out of me (three Macs, two iPhones, one iPod Touch, multiple iPods, Mac user since '85) they've really achieved something!

PixelSkin HD ordered. Thanks Apple!

So what rights are we giving up by taking these free cases? A flawed product that most likely will be re-designed by the end of the year. Does anyone else think the White iPhone story is odd - are they are just going to fix the antenna problem and we get stuck with a bandaid fix. By taking this case am I saying okay no need to give me the fixed version?