03-29-2021, 04:20 PM
https://www.cultofmac.com/473695/iphone4...ore-473695
March 29, 2012: Apple settles its “Antennagate” controversy by giving affected iPhone 4 owners the chance to claim a whopping $15 payout.
The settlement covers customers who experienced problems with the phone dropping calls due to its cutting-edge design, but were not able to return their handsets (or didn’t want a free bumper from Apple to mitigate against the problem).
Antennagate referred to the tendency of the iPhone 4 to occasionally drop calls when held a certain way. The problem proved particularly vexing when users held the phone in their left hands in such a way that their palms covered the device’s tiny antenna gap.
However, things came to a head when respected trade publication Consumer Reports said it could not recommend the iPhone 4 because of the defect. In the aftermath, Steve Jobs flew back early from a family holiday in Kona Village, Hawaii, to address the problem at a press conference.
By being honest about the antenna problem, but standing by the iPhone 4, Jobs defused the situation. Antennagate failed to prompt the mass iPhone returns some feared. Nonetheless, Antennagate remains a significant moment in Apple history for several reasons.
March 29, 2012: Apple settles its “Antennagate” controversy by giving affected iPhone 4 owners the chance to claim a whopping $15 payout.
The settlement covers customers who experienced problems with the phone dropping calls due to its cutting-edge design, but were not able to return their handsets (or didn’t want a free bumper from Apple to mitigate against the problem).
Antennagate referred to the tendency of the iPhone 4 to occasionally drop calls when held a certain way. The problem proved particularly vexing when users held the phone in their left hands in such a way that their palms covered the device’s tiny antenna gap.
However, things came to a head when respected trade publication Consumer Reports said it could not recommend the iPhone 4 because of the defect. In the aftermath, Steve Jobs flew back early from a family holiday in Kona Village, Hawaii, to address the problem at a press conference.
By being honest about the antenna problem, but standing by the iPhone 4, Jobs defused the situation. Antennagate failed to prompt the mass iPhone returns some feared. Nonetheless, Antennagate remains a significant moment in Apple history for several reasons.
