Apple Should Have Listened to Their Engineers
Just about a week ago, it was made known that Apple was looking for antenna experts and engineers. At that point, the clamor over the antenna issue was still at a low point and nobody had been pestering the Cupertino based company to move into action. Now, it appears that all the lights are on Apple as over a million iPhone 4 users wait what the decision of the company may be in regards to solving the antenna issue that is plaguing iPhone 4 users.
Recent reports indicate that this all could have been avoided at a much earlier point before the device has been mass produced: Apple was already warned by their own employees that the antenna had design issues.
According to unnamed sources from within Apple, senior engineer Ruben Caballero had already identified the issue early on –presumably, during the testing phases of the prototype. He already aired the issue to superiors, including Steve Jobs (whom we can all assume responded by telling Ruben that he was simply “holding the phone wrong”).
Now it seems that Apple has been taking their people for granted and getting in on the action now is a little too late.
Naturally, Engineer Ruben is not allowed to talk to the public on behalf of Apple, but we certainly would want to know what Apple’s initial reasons were for completely ignoring the warning. In the end, the iPhone 4 ended up with one of the biggest design blunders that have ever happened to the smart phone industry.
For those who have never heard of the iPhone 4 antenna issue, here is a quick summary of the problem. Basically, the iPhone 4’s antenna comes with a weak point –and when this point comes into contact with human touch, it will not be able to receive signals from the network.
