But funny enough its Stunna whos head is about to explode in this thread not mine. This thread makes me laugh.

 

If the "bar" iphone is the real deal, I'm disappointed that there is still no removeable battery. That's a clear case of purposefully building product obsolesence.

Even Apple lovers have to admit there's a certain amount of arrogance to their products. They really don't want you to open them up, modify them, or extend the product life.

For the record, I still like my iPad... no buyers remorse.

 

Removable battery or not. I do not think that I would want to extend the use of my iPhone 3g, so having a removable battery would do nothing for me. My phone is coming up on 2 years old. It is slow (slower than it used to be, drops calls a lot (Has nothing to do with ATT as it was fine about 6 months ago. Never dropped a call unless I was in a real shitty area). My screen has stress cracks on the inside that has caused dead pixels. There is no way I would want to extend the life of it. But I know that I am probably in minority here and maybe a removable battery would benefit some people. I dunno.

I think that Apple could have planted that device. I mean, what better time. They are 2-3 months from releasing it. With all of the new HTC phones coming out, Apple is probably getting a little nervous. When the first iPhone came out. There was really nothing out there like it. All they had to say to get people excited was "Hi, we are Apple and we are coming out with a phone". Times have changed. They have to do a lot more to generate the hype.

What better way to get people to wait on the 4g and not get something else.

With Mobile Me, you can get the exact location of the phone. Why not do that and show up at dudes house to get the phone? If Apple has all of this security, I am sure they could make it happen. Why not get the police involved? I mean, you know exactly where the phone is.

 

At least he's contributing, you're pretty annoying actually, but you're going for that. Good job.

 

I contributed my theory and defended it when people blasted.

If you dont like it, you know what you can go do with yourself . As if you are any less of an annoying person on this forum...guess you're the pot and I'm the kettle.

 

Ouu, this is kinda turning into an episode of "Lost." Factions going to the "Others," factions to DHARMA, some with the survivors, etc...

:pop:

 

It's funny that you say stunna's head is going to blow up... when you take the time to respond to him for the sake of defending your "blasted" opinion (that no one cares about but you).

I hope you took your blood pressure medicine, AcuraZine can take a lot out of you.

 

Because it was amusing. The more I post on my theory the more he goes apeshit over it.

You should be offering him the BP meds. I had a smile on my face the whole time.

 

 

holy pot > kettle > black, batman.

 

hahahahhahaa....

Apple Won.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=3598

 

I love how Apple humiliates its audience for lulz and the fools get even more excited about it. Go Apple!

 

 

Its no different than movie studios and directors releasing false information in to the wild to throw off the spoilers.

Sucks how so very wrong I was about this whole thing and completely out of left field and off my rocker....right Stunna? Right?

Yeah...

 

yeah definitely not a new concept. its just funny, the reaction it causes among the masses. truly funny. I can only imagine the Apple offices, soaking in all of the commotion after they release their time-bombs.

 

ehh... that article sounded more like an opinion than fact.

 

Andy Inatkho is a bigger Apple fan than sarlacc and I don't really value his opinion. Anyone that raves about the iPad's keyboard has lost it.

Yes Apple spent all this time to design a nice looking working phone fake phone then disguised it to look like a 3GS and then left it at a bar hoping someone would find it and then take it out of it's case to discover it wasn't a 3GS.


READ THIS!

http://gizmodo.com/5520746/apple-did...y-that-matters

yes, lets change our PR strategy that's worked perfectly for US for 25 years and leave a phone at a bar. y'all are fuckin stupid

 

Anyone want to bet money that the iPhone announced in June will look like this device? Anyone want to put their money where their mouth is? I love easy free money....

 

would love to see it look like the leaked device.

but no I wont bet on it.

 

Uh ohhhhh thomebody's getting bitterrrrrrrrrrrr....

Doesn't matter if it looks like said device, I still say whether its the real deal or misinformation it was planted on purpose. Its what I've been saying all along, it goes either way.

 

Oh and I love all the replies to that poorly written article... Now that shit is funny!

 

Agree.

And I really don't fucking care if it's intentional or not. It's stupid to even argue about it. The only thing that matters is if that's what it's really going to look like.

If it is, I'm there. I'd welcome a bit more square edge. I think the Zunes are the best pure in-your-hand experience. Some may argue for curves and form-fitting to your hand, but I'll take the security of having that hard corner in my hands any day.

Can't wait for June, and then August (when I think my upgrade will kick in).

 

Planted on purpose by the kid or because Apple told him to plant it?

It just doesn't make sense. Why would Apple want to plant a headfake? All it does is make them look incompetent.

These types of games don't play over well in the long run. If they release a completely different device in June, no one will pay attention to leaks any longer, at least from Apple. Leaks are what keep the people salivating and wanting more information.

What do they do next time? Start dropping phones in multiple random bars throughout Europe to throw people off? That is not Apple's style.

 

Really? Do you not read? What would the kid have gained from doing this on purpose aside from getting fired?

duh

Since when did leaking misinformation make a company look incompetent? Its a common and practiced method.

How many views did gizmodo and all the all other new relaying sites get for this story? I'd say it played over very well. Everyone is talking about the new iphone...not the upcoming HTC.

And EVERYONE loves to speculate on what apple is doing... They have for years. Its what allowed a guy in his early 30s to retire from being a 6 figure doctor to making more money owning/running macrumors.com. And the number of times bad, wrong, or ludicrous information has been leaked is off the charts...and yet, there are the people, starving to tid bits of information, even potentially false ones.

Maybe they do nothing next and continue with their old ways. Maybe they try and find some new method.

Fact is Apple beat everyone to market with this product and they kept their foothold for a few years. Now, the real competition is starting. And a lot of attention has been going to Android and upcoming phones from their camp. Phones like the HTC gaining buzz and ground.

On top of that, June is when Apple makes their announcements....right around now is when people bought their iphones in junes are starting to think about their soon to expire contracts.

So, who has had the cellphone spotlight for the last several days? Apple. Any mention of HTC or android? nope. Apple got ALL the attention. And now they have all the interest hanging around them until they announce in June.

The fact that is not Apple's style is exactly the point.

 

Calm yourself, you and I both know I don't care about your tough guy persona.

It sounds like you are grasping at straws man sorry. There answer to competition is leaving pre-release version of devices laying around for people to find? It doesn't make sense. Apple could have just as easily made the hardware announcement.

I just don't buy that someone at Apple pulled this kid aside, handed him a camo'ed iphone and told him to go out drinking in Germany and let it fall out of his pocket in hopes that someone would find it, know enough of what it is, and submit what he found to a tech blog.

Why do this? Why not just announce the hardware?

 

Have you become retarded or delusional? Where in my reply was I acting like a tough guy?

Because I have stated my feelings on the matter and you come out of left field with questions that I never even alluded towards? Yeah, OK, that me flaunting a tough guy persona

 

Responding to someone's question with "Really? Do you not read?" is uncalled for. Save it for the newbs who might be impressed.

 

Jesus, you really don't read. The kid didn't go drinking in Germany...He went to a beer house about 20 minutes from Apples Campus...and it was left on a bar stool

Apple makes their announcements. They have them scheduled and for items such as this they make huge presentations out of them. The past has shown that info leaks and rumors only make the fans more excited to hear the words straight from Apple, as does the gaining interest piqued by the non-fans.

Again...how many views, hits, mass attention has this whole incident drawn towards Apple. Its a build up with the release coming in June at the keynote. If they just announced the hardware..that would be it until the phones release. Right now, they have everyone talking about it and speculating about it until the official announcement and no one is talking about HTC or android anymore for the time being.

Yeah, I could be totally wrong (which I've also stated several times)...but a lot of people have the same thoughts I do on the matter.

 

Responding to someone's questions with "do you not read" implies that you aren't reading and pulling questions out of thin air that I never alluded to and in that case is very much called for.

Fuck, are you sitting at your computer with a box of tissues and some fresh kotex today?

 

Whatever you need to tell yourself.

 

I'm not the one getting offended at being told I don't read, and then going on to incorrectly talk about the facts...because I didn't read.

 

Gizmodo is doing a photoshop contest -like they do every week- and the theme is Steve Jobs strikes back at Gizmodo. Here's my entry, It's simple but I like it!



The guy on the right is Jason Chen they guy for Giz who did the hands-on of the iPhone and wrote all the articles.

http://gizmodo.com/5522139/help-steve-jobs-strike-back

p.s. yes I know Steve looks like he's turning head like it's almost broken. That's the best head shot i could find.

 

i heard that podcast of chen on the corolla show...What full of himself nerdy little fucktard.

 

I wouldn't say he's full of himself he's just enjoying the spotlight. I'm sure we'd all do the same thing. It's like being the nerdy kid in school and then you do something that gets the attention of the entire school and everyone wants to talk to you now. So when all the cool people want to talk to you feel accepted, I guess. I mean if I did something and it got the attention of Corolla or all these other shows then yeah I'd probably go on them too.

As soon as I say I can't find a better pic of Jobs I stumble across one when I'm not even looking for one.

my final version

 

So my 3GS suddenly developed a column of dead pixels. An entire column top to bottom. I dunno what happened... I didn't drop it or anything.

So I'm thinking of trading it in for a 4G once it comes out... but I'm only 1yr into the contract.

Anyone here go from a 3G to a 3GS? How did that go? How much was it? What did you do with the 3G?

 

You're obviously still under warranty, you should try to exchange it out at least.

 

yeah I've seen that before, it's a common defect. Just take it back to the apple store and they'll probably swap it out.

 

I did.

Great, had a friend at AT&T. I sold the 3G and paid the contract renewal price on the 3GS without renewing

~$30 when it was all said and done.

Listed it on various forums, jailbroken and unlocked. Sold it for $220 IIRC.

 

Shoot, if/when the new iPhone comes out, I want it, but don't want to extend my AT&T contract for 2 years

 

Same here, plus I can't think I should get rid of my 3GS for the 4G...