Comment by throwaway314155

20 hours ago

> told disgruntled iPhone 4 users that they were holding their phones wrong

That was never proven. Although their PR response was atrocious.

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throwaway314155

> That was never proven

“All phones have sensitive areas,” Jobs wrote. “Just avoid holding it in this way.”

Jobs wasn't exactly wrong - bridging the antenna with your finger was not a good way to hold the iPhone 4.

What's hilarious is how they "fixed" it in software - by changing the signal bar display curve, and then making the lower bars appear taller.