Apple Disses Droid X - PCWorld

Apple Disses Droid X - PCWorld.   I generally know when I am really getting to She Who Must Be Obeyed in an argument. She gets even more upset than usual, and her voice level rises.Now that Apple has attacked the Droid X for alleged antenna issues, claiming that its signal level is attenuated like the iPhone when held in a certain way, it is apparent that Apple is very worried. Of course, Motorola isn't being forced to give out free bumpers or phone cases to Droid X users. Nor is it the brunt of videos on YouTube making fun of the company and the phones. In fact, nobody is complaining about dropped calls on the Droid X, regardless of what the signal level is. Apple is protesting and attacking a bit much lately. That means that the criticisms must be hitting close to home. Perhaps if Apple spent as much money fixing the problem as it is spending on spinning the antenna performance of other cell phones, there would no longer be a problem. Perhaps Apple ought to look at its partner, AT&T, to search for a solution to the problem of dropped calls. Perhaps Apple should look at the instant and quick response of Motorola to screen problems (Motorola replaced phones with a screen problem, immediately and without questions) and start replacing iPhones. Apple has actually given Motorola and Droid X the ultimate compliment. Bashing a competitor is generally a tactic aimed at the competitor you fear the most. 

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[twitter.com/TomMighell]

My understanding is that the screen problem affected only one-tenth of one percent of Droid X phones. I wonder if Motorola's response would have been the same if the problem affected all of its inventory. Bashing other phone manufacturers was wrong on Apple's part, but this is hardly an apples-to-apples comparison when viewed in light of the number of phones affected.

[Rick Georges]

Seriously, Tom. You are defending Apple because ALL of its phones have a defect? The comparison to the way a company responds to product defects is EXACTLY the right comparison. Wondering what might have been if the facts were different is a useless argument. Let's deal with the facts as they are.