Like every geek in the universe, my eyes have been glued to the press conference that was live blogged to the masses about the iPhone 4 antennae issue.
Instead of approaching the world mournfully, Apple came out swinging, and decided to replicate “antennaegate” upon their rivals smartphones, as well as mention how happy their users were via stats.
Apple also decided out of the goodness of their iHeart to hand out free bumpers (which Apple admitted they do not have enough of) or free iPhone cases from third parties.
Apple however seems to be hinting that the free bumper/case deal may not last forever by stating:
10:53AMÂ Q: On the September 30th date, is that to let people know that you’ll have to buy a case?
Steve: Not really, we’ll reevaluate then. Maybe we’ll have a better idea. Maybe Eminem will come out with a band-aid that goes over the corner and everyone will want that. (Engadget)
Apple will probably end up creating their own iCase in the future, although they may end up selling it for really cheap (perhaps for a few dollars) if they decide that free isn’t the way to go.
While the free bumper/iCase will help Apple kill off the antennae issue, time will only tell whether the Cupertino company will rebound after this fiasco (although with the launch of the upcoming iPad in January, chances are that they probably will).
Originally posted on July 16, 2010 @ 2:27 pm