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Re:Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4 by bobbyi on Monday July 12, 2010 @01:54PM (#1508748)
The point of Consumer Reports is to tell if the product actually works under unbiased testing and provides a good value.

If a product doesn't perform its core function (making phone calls) without spending $29 more than the base price and the manufacture doesn't tell you that when you buy it, then it is a defective product and doesn't meet their standard for recommendation.

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Re:Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4 by elblanco on Monday July 12, 2010 @02:56PM (#1508988)
Exactly, which is why they put a condition at the end.

> But Apple needs to come up with a permanent—and free—fix for the antenna problem before we can recommend the iPhone 4.

If this was a piece of software wouldn't we all demand a patch?

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Re:Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4 by squidsoup on Monday July 12, 2010 @06:03PM (#1509608)
From my perspective, making phone calls isn't the core function of a smart phone. Things like internet connectivity, and applications are much more important to me.

This is why I am still considering the iPhone 4 despite being aware of this flaw, as for everything other than making calls, it is arguably the best device in its class.

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