[Swordmaker]

Apple does what Consumers Reports wanted, but it's not enough to satisfy them—PING!

Please don't feed the anti-Apple Trolls,
it just encourages them!

Apple iPhone 4 Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[BunnySlippers]

Here’s today’s press conference:

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/100716iab73asc/event/index.html

The trolls cannot watch it or they will have to backtrack. It is on Apple’s site.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

WORST car I ever bought was after I read Consumer Report’s high rating of it.

I still have a dream of leaving it on the side of 635 in Dallas, on fire, taking the plates off...

I never believed them again.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Here’s a quick question, perhaps someone can answer it?

Steve Jobs admitted the iPhone 4 has worse call connection than the iPhone 3 GS (it drops 1 out of 100 more calls than the iPhone 3GS).

How many calls did the iPhone 3 GS drop? If it drops - normally - 1 out of 100, then the iPhone 4 is twice as bad. If the iPhone 3GS drops one out of 500, then the iPhone 4 is 5 times as bad.

Basically, what is the actual rate of drops? That’s never been given, only an acknowledgment that the iPhone 4 drops more calls than the previous iPhone model.

[Paradox]

MacDailyNews Take: Did Consumer reports test iPhone 4 with iOS 4.0.1 with its the revised signal display algorithm? No they did not. They should take an iPhone back into their crap booth of flawed testing that's likely worth 1/1000th of Apple's state-of-the-art testing facilities

This is quite a silly statement. You can still screw up a test with expensive equipment. You can still NOT do a test that you should have though of. That said, this whole thing is no big deal. I'm surprised so many Apple fans have such a problem with it this criticism though. They doth protest too much.

[HangnJudge]

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/07/16/1741212/Apple-Offers-Free-Cases-To-Solve-iPhone-4-Antenna-Problems?art_pos=10

Long and Civil discussion on the iPhone at SlashDot
Remarkably devoid of polarizing Diatribe

[RachelFaith]

Consumer Reports is the National Inquirer of Tech Magazines.

[deoetdoctrinae]

I guess I am a member of the "...geriatric readership which actually believe that Consumer Reports' opinions on electronic products and God-knows-what-else are worth more than a bucket of warm spit."

My lawnmower, dishwasher, roofing shingles and other items were purchased after consideration of Consumer Reports' recommendations. So far, so good. Not saying they haven't blown a few calls over the years, but by and large I have found them to be a valuable resource.

CR definitely doesn't have all their ducks in a row on the IPhone issue, but the folks at MacDailyNews have gone over the edge of decency in their response.

Insulting the people at Consumer Reports ("...transparent hit whores...") and their readers ( "Again, anyone under the age of 115 who uses a Consumer Reports recommendation for any electronic device needs to seek immediate mental health counseling.") is just school-yard name-calling. They have a strong case with the facts. No need to degenerate into a hate filled rant.

[Poser]

MacDailyNews seems to be a bunch of smug name callers. This signal problem must be worse than I thought.

[Brugmansian]

Animation from Taiwan:

You Tube: Reality distortion field remains strong with Steve Jobs after antennagate

A minute into it, Jobs uses a light saber to solve the problem for a user.

[r9etb]

Again, anyone under the age of 115 who uses a Consumer Reports recommendation for any electronic device needs to seek immediate mental health counseling. The rest of you, enjoy your Aiwa boom boxes.

So much for an objective review of the CR comments. I stopped taking the article seriously when its authors revealed their 5th grade intellects.