Apple was "stunned" to learn that software controlling the onscreen signal meter was buggy, and that it showed Apple customers an incorrect signal strength. This is a whopper on an astronomical scale.
Apple deliberately pumped up the signal meter to make people think the devices work better than they actually do.
What? Nobody at Apple -- not one engineer -- noticed that the meter was incorrect, since the very first prototypes of the very first iPhone were produced?
Anybody who believes Apple made a mistake, or just learned of the problem, is a trusting fool, in my opinion. This is how large corporations operate. It's standard procedure. Fuck the customers.
Does anyone think this stuff doesn't happen? Look at the millions of dollars AT&T has paid out to customers it stole from. Sprint has likewise paid out money -- I received a check from a court last winter and had to do some research to find out why a California court was sending me money. Sprint was adding fees to cell phone bills illegally, and a consumer lawsuit forced them to repay. A mistake? Sure, if you ask them. Find out -- for yourself -- how Ford obtained the technology for delay wipers.
Are "mistakes" like these a necessary evil? There are no family owned, mom-n-pop stores that can sell us cars, or cell phone service. How about this? Whenever possible, we should buy from small, and hopefully honest, companies. A lot of businesses fall into this category -- restaurants, for example. Next time you want a meal out, go to a small, local place where the owner is on location, and his reputation is at risk.
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