Ron Schenone

Do We Need Mel Gibson To Call Steve Jobs To Get The Apple iPhone 4 Fixed?

Posted by on Jul 15, 2010 | 3 Comments

One of the fascinating aspects of the entire Apple iPhone fiasco is the humor that mocks Apple, but also adds a few chuckles to our existence on this ball of mud called earth.  I read the top 10 from Letterman concerning the Apple iPhone:

Top Ten Signs You’ve Purchased a Bad iPhone

10. To make a call, you have to insert a quarter
9. Automatically answers every call with a computerized, “Yello!”
8. Operates on 20 “D” batteries
7. Pre-loaded with naked photos of Steve Jobs
6. You keep getting anonymous texts reading, “iPhone kill you”
5. “Apple Store” looks suspiciously like some dude’s trunk
4. Looks, smells, and tastes like a Pop-Tart (videotape of Dave eating iPhone)
3. There’s no lather when washing your cornea (Sorry, that’s a sign you’ve purchased a bad eye foam)
2. You check your email and it shocks your nuts
1. Only accepts calls from Mel Gibson

Even Microsoft had to get into the act by having one of its senior executives, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner, make this statement:

“It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I’m okay with that.“

But of all the statements being made, the best comment I read was a suggestion that we need Mel Gibson to call Steve Jobs to get the Apple iPhone 4 fixed. Now that is funny.

Comments welcome.

  • Don Naphen

    As a “tongue in cheek” title Ron, I might add that I checked out the uncensored version on YOUTUBE the other day after discovering the so called story on network tv. I’d like to know why the gal recorded the call and why she released it to the media? Oh yeah .. MONEY. Without knowing what their relationship was like, his comments sounded like any other dude who got jealous and protective of his significant other when seeing her dressed half naked in public. Okay, having said that, let’s get back to the original question: YES. It’s about time that someone in a position to make waves and be heard gave Steve Jobs a call and let him know that his arrogance and demeaning attitude towards his customers is unacceptable. The IPhone, pure and simple, had flaws in it from day one. Pressures put on the development team to get it out ASAP probably contributed to its problems more than anything else. Remember when the original model came out? Within weeks, the price dropped a couple hundred bucks. To calm down infuriated customers who ponied up the $500 (+/-), they were offered (I believe) a $100 gift certificate for a future purchase at an Apple store! Yeah, like why not give ‘em back a rebate check for real money! Okay, said my peace Ron! Have a great day. Looks like the Red Sox are facing into oblivion this year, but the NE Patriots are just around the corner!

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hello Don,
      Since I wrote the article, Jobs has decided to offer a free $29 ‘bumper’ to all iPhone users.
      I would venture a guess that the /bumpers’ cost less than a buck to produce. So this might
      cost Apple about $3M, which would be like 3 cents for us common folks! LOL

  • Don Naphen

    Yeah I saw the “bumper” story also Ron. Must be for those who can’t relearn how to hold their phone properly according to “Mathew, Mark, Luke, John AND STEVE” !! Hell, he’s powerful enough to rewrite the New Testament and get away with it, as his word is “Gospel”, right? LOL

    First he came out with an acknowledgement that it was a software glitch and denied it being a hardware issue. Now the bumper is being given away, so he’s making a defacto admission that it is indeed a hardware issue (the antenna location/design). Once this blows over Ron and the next generation of IPhones is introduced, the same suckers will be bedded down outside Best Buy for the Midnight opening to scramble inside to another round of applause, and give away more money to this shyster. Oh, okay on Verizon .. love ‘em to death, and their customer service is tops. Yes, a phone without a real qwerty is useless to me, much like (remember when?) the old Texas Instrument computer with a membrane keyboard! LOL. That sold me on the Commodore C-64.