Apple fans loyal despite iPod, iPhone 3G woes

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:18 PM EDT

Article Source: CNN

First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks.

Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal.

Such a string of mishaps and missteps might throw another electronics company into crisis. But of course, Apple Inc. isn't just another electronics company. Even as iPhone griping rages online, it looks like Apple's sterling reputation will emerge untarnished.

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Bruce, an Apple aficionado since the very first iPod, also recently returned a MacBook Air because it got too hot, and said his Apple cinema-display monitor sports burned-in images.

So cinema-display monitor problem isn't just me? It's got ripples in it too. I'm trying to convince the IT guy to have the company return it (It's one of my work computers.)

I'd go for an iPhone (not 3g) if I could get service from somebody other then AT&T.

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#1 - Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:24 PM EDT

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Literally hot laptops is a perennial Apple experience when it comes to 1st-gen products. I was really annoyed by my PB G4 12" for the same reason. Not to mention that the battery compartment is not flush with the bottom of the case, meaning the laptop is not very stable when put on a level surface.

I have a Mac now, but I try to not be tied down to it. There's so much one can do with cross-platform SDKs and toolkits...

Here's to hoping Google fares better with the Android. The latest SDK looks quite impressive (and you don't need to be running Leopard to run it either!)

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