We at Padvance may be true Apple devotees, but we're not afraid to call it like we see it. After the initial shock and awe of receiving my shiny new iPhone 4 yesterday wore off, I started noticing some problems (more on that in a minute). These significant problems got me thinking. A lot. And not just about the iPhone.
Yes, many of us got our iPhone 4's yesterday. Mine? Amazing...except for that nasty signal loss caused by holding the phone in my left hand (which I always do). And why is Safari crashing every time I try to connect to authenticate on the Wi-Fi at the office? Was this thing even tested?
These kind of things make me wonder about just how fast the iPhone 4 was rushed into production. How has Apple not caught things like this? That antenna was highly touted by Steve Jobs at WWDC as genius, and let's not forget that he said one of the top reasons apps are rejected is because they crash. Well, in this office, Safari crashes 100% of the time when trying to authenticate. This is a bug, not an isolated incident.
So here I am, trying to wrap my head around what exactly Apple is thinking. Apple's purpose, drilled into its sales force, is to enrich lives through technology. That's what they tell us. That's what we want to believe. But don't think events in the last day have not made me weary.
Let's review a few facts:
1. Of all those who received early phones for review, only one mentioned the signal outage issue, and claimed that it was not a problem. Take Engadget, for instance. They gave the phone a glowing review. Then, when they purchased their own phones, the problem emerged.
2. Apple has released their first official iPhone case. What does it cover up and protect? The antenna. That's it.
3. Apple claims that there is a bug affecting the number of bars displaying for the cellular signal, and that it should not cause dropped calls. It does.
4. My iPad can authenticate in the office. My iPhone 3G running iOS 4.0 can authenticate in the office. My iPhone 4 cannot. (Yes, this is unrelated, but it's still upsetting).
Are we crying conspiracy? Not yet, but Apple absolutely needs to address this problem with a real explanation and issue a solution, be that hardware or software, before this thing gets out of control and becomes a PR nightmare.
So, what does all of this have to do with the iPad? Indirectly, it has me thinking about other Apple practices, legitimate though they may be, that may have seen a purposefully "crippled" (so to speak) iPad released into the market.
Continue reading as I delve into the mysteriously missing camera, the iOS delay, and more suspicious things about the current iPad.
2 Comments
Pretty disappointing that Apple would release a fourth-generation product that's screwed up like this.
You're right. I won't comment on the iPad, as that would make me what I hate - a critic that hasn't tried it for him/herself. However, in terms of the iPhone 4, I'm less than impressed.
All the praise that the 3G S received was well deserved and accurate. With the iPhone 4, I'm back to being what I originally was: anti-Apple (sorry fanboys). The connectivity issues, the yellow burns, as well as the numerous glitches have me extremely annoyed. Even the notes, which I don't see many changes around, revert back to the first message I typed before I first hit "Done." No matter how many times I edit it, it changes back.
Anyway, I hope they release an update soon before I turn my phone into a frisbee.
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