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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Not exactly. During the presentation, Jobs said that all smartphones had antenna problems, and that the iPhone's problem had been blown out of proportion.
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The part about "all smartphones had antenna problems" was, of course, total rubbish. Apple had not considered the most basic principles of smartphone antenna design, putting the antenna in exactly (and only!) the place that many people hold the phone, thus covering the antenna and greatly reducing its effectiveness. (which led to the famous "you are holding it wrong"). The only other smartphone with the same problem during the last few years before that debacle was one HTC model.
Then, starting with the press conference, Apple did very decent damage control, giving away those free cases was a nice solution. After all, marketing was always the one thing Apple excels at. And yes, they hired a bunch of antenna specialists who copied existing Nokia and Motorola antenna designs. Those guys had figured that one out a long time ago.