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chartier:

Users were complaining about the same exact problem in February, so why didn’t it explode across the media?

via Farès Fayad

I think we all know the reason for that. Apple finally had its public moment of failure, however small it was, and the internets jumped at the chance. I’m willing to bet this entire thing does not happen if Apple didn’t go after Gizmodo for paying for the iPhone 4 prototype. Gizmodo, or more so, Jesus Diaz, has been the most vocal and vociferous of the tech blogs pointing out the antenna issues before anyone else decided it was a story. The shunned blog seemingly has a vendetta against Apple ever since their unpleasantness. Again, I think this is because nearly every blog post written by Jesus Diaz is made to scare people off from the iPhone 4.

It’s sad to say, but the damage has been done, I think, for the iPhone 4. I’m more than satisfied with the phone and have never had any issues so far. But the fact that nearly everyone that doesn’t have an iPhone 4 thinks there are enough issues preventing them from buying one are pretty troubling.

It’s the greatest phone on the market, but the perception is already cemented that this phone is overtly flawed.

Don't hold the Nexus One that way, either - Engadget

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nickcooper

14 years ago

spacecostsmoney:

I do recall Apple trying to say that Android was so unsecured and more at risk to these security threats than Apple at one point in time.

Luckily for BlackBerry, Android and Windows Mobile users there is an app called Lookout to take care of this.

Antivirus

Block viruses & malware

Scans every app downloaded

Backup

Contacts, photos, call history

Access data online

Phone Finder

Locate phone on map

Activate alarm to find it

I wonder if Apple won’t allow this one through their walled garden for apps. You know, cause they are so “secure” and what have you.

I would be interested in seeing the source of Apple saying Android was insecure and how it relates. Apple focuses on preventing bad apps from getting on the phone in the first place rather than create the demand for software developers to create apps to pickup the slack. As for anti-virus specifically, both McAfee and AVG have showed interest in bring their products to the iphone.

I hate seeing iPhone and Android compared all the time when there are more differences and intentions between them. Having one phone and putting down the other phone just proves that they are different and you are satisfied with what you have. Move on. At least I know that Apple would rather focus on innovating then spend time comparing.

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nickcooper

14 years ago