The iPhone 4 vs. the ‘Chill Pill’

As I’m sure you’ve heard, there is a huge uproar about the iPhone 4 and its apparent problems with the antennae.

People are up in arms about recalls, etc.  On Monday, Consumer Reports said that they would no longer be able to endorse the iPhone 4 due to its design flaw causing the signal strength to drop if you hold the phone in a certain way.  They even went as far as to suggest using duct tape to alleviate the problem.  Now comes the rant …

Consumer Reports on the iPhone4

1)    Have you ever seen anyone with an iPhone that doesn’t have a cover?  I haven’t.  A cover would alleviate any of the antennae problems.

2)    If you are opposed to number one, then learn to hold your phone differently.  Mobile phones are changing daily.  When I got my Motorola Droid I would often have calls disconnected due the ‘end call’ button touching my cheek.  Guess what? I didn’t threaten Motorola for their design flaw, or enter into litigation with my parents for my face shape … I simply learned to hold the phone in a way that worked.

3)    Do people really have that little to do that they are losing their minds over this issue? Class actions are in the wings.  If you chalked up all the time spent on this issue …  including mine … there would be a hell of a lot of wasted time.  Shouldn’t we concentrate more of our time on things that matter, like what trouble Lindsay Lohan is getting into this week or googling you own name endlessly?

4)    This one is for Consumer Reports:  Thank you for protecting the consumer, but if you are going to make a tongue in cheek remark like putting duct tape on the phone at least make it funny …  maybe taping a chicken nugget to the phone or putting it inside a turkey.  I’m just sayin’…

The bottom line is that this issue is not a big deal.  Everyone just needs to take a ‘chill pill’.

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