After being dogged by problems with the iPhone 4, Apple today held a press conference announcing what it hopes will solve the problem for good.
As the NYTimes predicted, Apple didn’t issue a sweeping recall. Instead I can summarize Apple’s response in five words “free case until September 30.”
Apple noted that you can get a free bumper case (or a refund if you’ve already purchased one) and that since they can’t make bumpers fast enough, you’ll be able to select from a choice of cases on the Apple website starting late next week.
iPhone 4 customers still have the option of returning the phone for a full refund, with no restocking fee within 30 days.
Apple also announced that the White iPhone is going to start shipping at the end of July and that its bringing the iPhone to 17 more countries on July 30, including:
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- Hong Kong
- Ireland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
After the presentation portion of press conference Apple’s Tim Cook and Bob Mansfield joined Steve Jobs to answer questions (courtesy of Engadget)…
Q1: Are you doing anything else to address the issue? Perhaps changing hardware?
Apple’s ‘Antennagate’ mea culpa – free case until Sept 30 (Updated) | ZDNet
