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In my mind this sort of lawsuit highlights almost everything that is wrong, counterproductive or idiotic about our society/modern mentality. :(

So, when Rome was just a shell of its former self, where was the best place to be? One could use the answer to that as an analogy to answer the question of where we should go if our society is failing. (Western industrialized society.)

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I'm an iPhone 4 owner and I don't think I've experienced this problem, am I in a minority here? The phone is an incredible piece of tech. Don't punish people for innovation or we will all be walking around with worse devices.

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post #9

In my mind this sort of lawsuit highlights almost everything that is wrong, counterproductive or idiotic about our society/modern mentality. :(

So, when Rome was just a shell of its former self, where was the best place to be? One could use the answer to that as an analogy to answer the question of where we should go if our society is failing. (Western industrialized society.)

When Rome was falling, no place in the Western World was particularly good. The best you could do was bail for a small, out of the way place, such as Iberia, or travel East and live in China, too far away to be affected.

But a few idiots do not make a failing civilization. If it did, no one would be safe.

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It's only been out a week or so... If you are unhappy with your iPhone then bring it back to the store and get a full refund. Simple. This culture of lawsuits baffles me.

Why take it back to the store for a refund when you can get a lawyer a million dollars instead?

This culture of benevolence baffles me.

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I agree. This is idiotic. Take it back or wait for Apple to fix it and they will fix it.

I don't think Apple is planning on fixing it, as that would require a massive recall. Take it back and wait for iPhone 5.

They could make changes to future production runs however (assuming it really is a widespread issue which I'm still not really convinced of)

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post #12

I'm an iPhone 4 owner and I don't think I've experienced this problem, am I in a minority here? The phone is an incredible piece of tech. Don't punish people for innovation or we will all be walking around with worse devices.

You're lucky. I exchanged my first one 2 days after getting it. I had the antenna issue when holding it, had it on the new phone, and I still have wifi issues with my Apple router at home. The employee at the genius bar actually gave me scotch tape to bridge the antenna. It didn't work. When I got home and used some electrical tape and finally fixed the problem.

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post #12

I'm an iPhone 4 owner and I don't think I've experienced this problem, am I in a minority here? The phone is an incredible piece of tech. Don't punish people for innovation or we will all be walking around with worse devices.

I think the problem is that there's a suspicion Apple knew about the antenna problem before launch, but launched it anyway.

Still, if it hasn't been a problem for you, keep it and enjoy it. If it has, return it. No need for frivolous lawsuits.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, when Rome was just a shell of its former self, where was the best place to be? One could use the answer to that as an analogy to answer the question of where we should go if our society is failing. (Western industrialized society.)

When Rome was falling, no place in the Western World was particularly good. The best you could do was bail for a small, out of the way place, such as Iberia, or travel East and live in China, too far away to be affected. But a few idiots do not make a failing civilization. If it did, no one would be safe.

It's widespread idiocy that worries me.

The answer to my question: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassanid_Empire

Perhaps there would be a haven someplace deep within the sphere of influence of the next dominant power to arise. The trick is to find someplace that will roll-over and submit without armed resistance.

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post #2

It's only been out a week or so... If you are unhappy with your iPhone then bring it back to the store and get a full refund. Simple. This culture of lawsuits baffles me.

The issue isn't about being unhappy with it. The issue is that the plaintiffs think Apple knew about the problem before hand and did nothing. The discovery period for this case will hopefully clear this up, one way or the other, instead of just having speculation.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. This is idiotic. Take it back or wait for Apple to fix it and they will fix it.

I don't think Apple is planning on fixing it, as that would require a massive recall. Take it back and wait for iPhone 5.

If Apple has to they will give everyone who complains a free "bumper" case. Those things will probably cost Apple less than a dollar.

I'm thinking of just buying bumpers preemptively, since they will also solve the vital "which of these otherwise identical iPhones is my wife's phone and which is mine?" problem.

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