Antenna wars: RIM, HTC and Nokia strike back at Apple

18 July, 2010
That was one hell of an odd press conference on Friday. Typical Apple. Instead of just admitting its faults Apple decided to point a finger at the other mobile phone manufacturers and accuse them of selling...

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  • Anonymous
  • veN
  • 20 Jul 2010

It's not really a phone!!! It's only a fun gadget with good cloud services!!! Nokia is still the king of the real phone.

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    • iphone4fan
    • u{a
    • 20 Jul 2010

    Hold it right and shut up and use it.
    Apple are awesome.

    Check out the iphone4 page, have to keep daily interest high guys

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      • pT2
      • 20 Jul 2010

      JK, 19 Jul 2010Oh puuhhlsssss John. Don't make me laugh. I've got enough m... moreYou said it all!!!
      ip4 users open ur eyes and see other Phones performances, ... . there is nothing in IP4 to be proud of! it doesn't even worth to be defended.

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        • olabode ogunbodede
        • ftV
        • 20 Jul 2010

        an apple a day keeps the signal away

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          • JK
          • bgk
          • 19 Jul 2010

          John, 18 Jul 2010The level of English here says it all. It's obvious most pe... moreOh puuhhlsssss John. Don't make me laugh. I've got enough money to buy 2 iphones but i won't. I would rather give that money to poor people than buy it. You think this is all about money and people are jealous about apple??? Come on. Give me a break. What is there to really be jealous about the iphone4?? I don't even consider it as a phone. You can find better phones than the IP4 by a large margin. This is really crap that Jobs' dragging other companies to hide his fault. How dare he can do that? Come on, face it. Part of the IP4 users have been made to look like jackasses or dumbwits by buying this phone. With his press conferences and the way that people believe and defend this makes me wonder how there such ignorant fools are still present in this world?? FYI, people are not against apple or its products because of jealous. It is because of the arrogant attitude that is being shown by its Boss and its followers.

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            • elsergio
            • 9Fj
            • 19 Jul 2010

            noro, 19 Jul 2010On topic : shame on apple to point on other manufacturers,t... morenobody said that Apple invented touchscreen but you got to admit that iPhone made a revolution in the mobile phone industry and that's a fact!

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              • noro
              • nha
              • 19 Jul 2010

              On topic : shame on apple to point on other manufacturers,they make phone for like what?4-5 years? Samsung makes phone sincer the start,nokia,motorola and many others at least a litle respect for them..shame!!!
              Iphone is a good phone but still way too overpowered by users,doesn't deserve that there are tons of better phone and i say it by my own expereience.
              Those who say cause of iphone now we have the phones of today well my dear friends you are totally wrong!!! htc,samsung and many others had touchscreen first,if they did not had the software that does kinetic scroll or other things does not mean they did not had the technology,and i think htc diamond was realeased pretty much in the same period and was quite similar so stop say apple did something.

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                • Sambomacpro
                • FJR
                • 19 Jul 2010

                Everyone who is talking sh!t about apple probably doesn't own a iPhone or wish they did but can't due to bad credit or lack of $$$ to get a contract........ I'm sorry the signal issues only affect a small handful of customers, needless to say when hd2 was released it was the biggest flop!! Not to mention plenty of other "smartphones" let's face it if iPhone would have never came out in 2007 I guess we would all be ok with windows 5.0 or old school palm os. But because apple IS the leader everyone and anyone who doesn't have a iPhone just waits for the slightest flaw to try and badger this company!!! I just went to a tmobile store where they "claimed" the galaxy s doesn't have a grip of death, guess what it sure did, matter if fact it even forced close when doing a basic search on the web. So how about we blow every other phone issues out of portions too? But we won't cause they will never come close to apples success!! NUFF SAID!!!!!

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                  • kasra3na
                  • 3Ir
                  • 19 Jul 2010

                  apple sucks . the best cellphone on the face of the earth ever : nokia 1100

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                    • Aljafari
                    • 3iR
                    • 19 Jul 2010

                    So lame Apple Focuse On Other Mobile Company Problem Than Telling And Focusing On Their Own Problem Hahaha It is Somehow A Rookies Company & Reaction ...

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                      • Nxs
                      • 19 Jul 2010

                      Agree with Apple. Have a Blackberry Storm and have same problem.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • pKN
                        • 19 Jul 2010

                        Apple iPhone4 revolutionary device.....iThink NOT !!

                        Facetime like you've never seen before (LIES)"In 2003, 3 mobile launched the UK's first video mobile network to bring new and better services to the mobile media market."....See family and friends while you talk to them. No other phone makes staying in touch so much fun....what fun?... looking for a wifi hot spot to make a vidcall lol

                        What's the different between an iTouch(32gb) and an iPhone4(32gb)?
                        Secondary camera & £365..... they both can't make calls lol

                        All hail Steve iMight Lose my Job or Steve iDont care about my loyal customers.

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                          • lettermaze
                          • efv
                          • 19 Jul 2010

                          steve job is in despair that soon he would make bots to attack other phone companies.

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                            • Rip
                            • G2G
                            • 19 Jul 2010

                            Max Scott Killian, 19 Jul 2010Lookin' At Samsung's Omnia 2 Phone Picture, The Bar Signal ... moreYou're right Max, that goes to show you how desperate Apple (jobs) was to say something... Next, Ol' Steve'll be saying that consumers are the cause of reception problems cause they were not born with their arms placed on top of their heads! Lol!

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                              • andrew
                              • fvJ
                              • 19 Jul 2010

                              andrew, 19 Jul 2010well actually apple statement didn't include nokia.seems to... morei also experienced nokia myself,i had nokia 6680(2 yeas) and nokia n82(3 years.and guess what?i have never had any reception issues.most brands didn't forget the core function of the phone,while apple forgot that and focused on things less important

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                                • Jobs's New Liver
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                                • 19 Jul 2010

                                Reality distortion field (RDF) is a term coined by Bud Tribble at Apple Computer in 1981, to describe company co-founder Steve Jobs' manipulative marketing propaganda and its effects on the developers working on the Mac project. Later the term has also been used to refer to perceptions of his keynote (or Stevenote) by observers and devoted users of Apple computers and products (iFanb0is).

                                Bud Tribble claimed that the term came from Star Trek.

                                In essence, RDF is the idea that Steve Jobs is able to convince himself and others to believe almost anything with a mix of charm, charisma, bluster, exaggeration, marketing, appeasement, and persistence. RDF is said to distort an audience's sense of proportion or scales. Small advances are applauded as breakthroughs. Interesting developments become turning points, or huge leaps forward. Impossible-seeming schedules, requirements or specifications are acceded to. Snap judgments about technical merits of approaches are sometimes reversed without acknowledgment. Those who use the term RDF contend that it is not an example of outright deception but more a case of warping the powers of judgment. The term "audience" may refer to an individual whose attitudes Steve is intending to affect.

                                Often the term is used as a derogatory remark to criticize Apple's products and its more enthusiastic fans.

                                The term has extended in industry to other managers and leaders, who try to convince their employees to become passionately committed to projects, sometimes without regard to the overall product or to competitive forces in the marketplace. It also has been used with regard to hype for products that are not necessarily connected with any one person.

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                                  • andrew
                                  • fvJ
                                  • 19 Jul 2010

                                  Anonymous, 19 Jul 2010Where's some numbers to back up your claim? How many cal... morewell actually apple statement didn't include nokia.seems to be that nokia is the only one apple couldn't find any tiny reception issues or any faults in its phones,no wonder it is still the market leader with big margin

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • TIE
                                    • 19 Jul 2010

                                    apple will only lose billions of customers if continues to have the kind of attitude...and you know, there's a famous saying "one finger pointing at others three fingers are pointing back at youself"

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                                      • Max Scott Killian
                                      • vjt
                                      • 19 Jul 2010

                                      Lookin' At Samsung's Omnia 2 Phone Picture, The Bar Signal Stated 4...Which Is Quite Strong...Unless Steve Jobs Referin' To The Battery Bar...Ahakz!...

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                                        • elsergio
                                        • 9Fj
                                        • 19 Jul 2010

                                        Ok so lets say it like it is. The iPhone is a great phone. Its elegant and revolutionary. Maybe not the iPhone 4 cus it comes with a lot of troubles, but you all have to admit that iPhone made the mobile phones industry what it is today.
                                        They f***ed up big time now with this antenna issue and even more not admitting they went wrong and starting pointing to other companies. But hey its done, Steve Jobs didnt admit what they do wrong and now its time for you to see other choices and wait for a new iPhone version and see if they do it right this time.

                                        Regards.