So there you have it.
As most of us knew, but only a few (like TechPulse 360) were brave enough to speak out, Apple screwed up in its iPhone 4 antenna design. And pointing to similar problems at competitors phone revealed to be… well pointless!
To the point that Apple was forced over the weekend to erase all its flawed claims from its website after a report from PA Consulting Group confirmed that the “death grip” or “antennagate” is indeed unique to the iPhone 4.
“In the majority of the tests PA’s wireless technologists found the iPhone 4’s performance was in the same range as the other smartphones tested (Blackberry 9700, HTC HD2), but it was consistently at the lower end of that range. And, as found by other testers, when used in the “death grip”, the iPhone4’s performance was significantly worse than other smartphones,” writes the UK-based firm.
Now what?
Steve, recall the damn thing and fix it once and for all, instead of inventing flaws at other phones that don’t exist! And if it’s not too much asking, don’t forget to apologize to your customers and fans too!
Jean-Baptiste Su is the technology columnist for L’Expansion, the leading business publication in France. He’s also the co-founder and editor of TechPulse 360, a blog at the crossroads of business and technology, exploring the innovation and companies defining the high-tech and clean-tech industries.
Jean-Baptiste started his journalistic career 18 years ago at IDG in France, first as reporter at InfoPC (PC World) and then senior editor at Le Monde Informatique (ComputerWorld). He later joined Decision Informatique, part of Groupe Tests (01 Informatique, 01net.com…) as senior editor, before heading to France’s financial daily newspaper La Tribune as its local Silicon Valley correspondent.
