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So, My MacBook Air era is fast drawing to a close. I think the final word after nearly three year's of use is that it's a very nice laptop that is awesome for traveling. Beyond that, though, it has a number of deficiencies that I think outweigh its utility. It needs more memory, bigger capacity and a few more freaking ports. One USB port was an interesting experiment on Apple's part and I can see why they put that out there, but it is just a tad too minimalistic. So, I traded size for depth and got a 13" inch MacBook Pro. I haven't used it nearly enough to offer an expert commentary except to say that it is lightning fast relative to the Air. I'll definitely offer up thoughts after I've had a chance to take it for more of a ride. Funny, while I'm always excited about a new, cool piece of technology, I found myself far more excited about the iPad and iPhone. I think we've reached a point where a computer is a computer and it is quickly losing it's luster. Which is exactly why Steve Jobs is driving innovation with new products such as iPad. Anyway, on a different note, thanks in part to my partner in arms, Michael, I'm also using this as an opportunity to straighten out the mess that is my iTunes library. We will see if even a tech wizard such as Michael can figure this out.
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Our main boy and fellow Tech Dork Dave M made what I consider to be a spot-on prediction of what will go down on Friday when Apple finally addresses what many are calling a recall-worthy media frenzy around the now infamous death grip reception issue of the new iPhone 4 (an issue that, thankfully, neither Tech Dork member has experienced first hand, no matter how hard we try to replicate it). Dave says:
Here's my call if I'm Steve Jobs.
We think iPhone 4 is the best iPhone ever and the best phone in the world. There is the issue we've acknowledged (signal strength calculator). Lots of noise out there re: signal loss. All phones have a very similar signal loss problem when held a certain way, particularly in low signal areas. 3GS has it too but no one ever squawked about that. Kind of funny, actually. We've really scrutinized the iPhone 4 issue and realized that the antenna should have a non conductive coating on it. We're fixing that. Phones rolling off the line ALREADY HAVE this coating. We don't think this problem really effects the experience of anyone who already owns an iPhone 4. Reception is still better than the 3GS. BUT we realize that people are getting all worked up and media is in a feeding frenzy. Our goal is really simple, to make the best products. So, if you have an iPhone 4 and want it swapped out for a new one with the coating, we'll do that. Not a full product recall because we don't believe that is warranted. But you can swap out your iPhone 4 for a new one with the coating anytime, free of charge, without a fuss if you want. We're serious about being the best and don't want this media nonsense getting in the way so we're removing the issue. Plus here’s a few stats about how millions have been sold and less than 1/10th of 1% have been returned. iPhone has highest satisfaction of any phone, etc.
Unsaid: fuck you media.
Let’s see how accurate this is, and in the meantime, who’s going to re-up if they have the opportunity to get a slightly less-shiny new iPhone due to the presence of a new non-conductive coating (but one with “better” reception)?